PawedCast Episode 484: OCB Beats Huntsville, Alex Freeman’s USMNT Debut, Colorado Preview, and More

Orlando City was off this week but Orlando City B was not. The Young Lions went on the road against one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference and, despite being dominated for much of the match, turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 away win. We broke down the team’s second straight victory in stoppage time. We also looked ahead to OCB’s midweek match at Carolina Core.

We also spoke about Alex Freeman’s first USMNT cap. The Yanks didn’t play poorly most of the time, but the two goals they conceded against Turkey were poor, and it’s not assuring to see the team playing like this just before the Gold Cup. However, we’re happy for Alex, who acquitted himself well in his first match for the U.S. senior team.

The mailbagbox asked about the team’s striker situation, players returning to Orlando from international duty, sleeve sponsors, and more. We forgot one question, but in a surprise move, we remembered at the end and stuck in a bonus question late in the show. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.

Following the mailbagbox segment, we discussed Duncan McGuire’s shoulder surgery, which is a big blow to both the big striker and the Lions. Hopefully McGuire will heal as quickly this time as he did with his other shoulder surgery.

Finally, we looked ahead to Orlando City’s trip to face the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Lions will have to battle a decent Rapids side as well as the altitude this weekend in a difficult place to get a result. We look at the series history and both teams’ trajectories, provide our key matchups, and make our final score predictions.

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Here’s how No. 484 went down:

0:15 – The Young Lions are the new Cardiac Cats and Alex Freeman is a new USMNT fullback.

15:42– Our listeners ask questions both personal and not-so-personal in our mailbagbox segment.

32:35 – Duncan’s shoulder woes continue and we look ahead to the Rapids. Oh, and bonus mail!