Phoenix Rising sits bottom of West after Sacramento draw

Phoenix Rising sits bottom of West after Sacramento draw

For the fourth time this season, Phoenix Rising played at home and failed to come away with a win. After trailing in the first half 2-0 against Sacramento Republic, goals from Jearl Margaritha and Damian Rivera rescued a point but failed to prevent Rising from slipping to last place in the Western Conference. defensive struggles continue Things didn’t start well for Phoenix Rising. Within 18 minutes, Sebastián Herrera found the net to put Sacram…

Rising comes back from two goal deficit against Sacramento Republic to salvage a point - Northeast Valley News

Phoenix Rising faced Sacramento Republic on Saturday hoping for some crucial points.  Both teams were coming off a win from the U.S. Open Cup, with Phoenix beating Tulsa via penalty shootout.  Both teams played on Wednesday, giving them less than two days to rest.  “It’s very easy to look at results,” head coach Pa-Modou Kah said of the team’s abbreviated rest.  “To have a group that has bought into what we want to do, that comes to work every s…