☑️ @MichaelBattista Picks… ▪️ @NewtownPrideFC vs @NYpancyprian in @USASARegion1, National Amateur Cup Quarterfinals ▪Sun, 04/28 - 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET
at Joel Barlow High School in Redding, CT ▪“Two heavyweights of lower division soccer clash in a rematch of last year’s USASA Region I Amateur Cup Quarterfinals. Newtown Pride FC, who won the 2023 match, beat Sete de Setembro FC in the First Round. Not only is the Connecticut side looking to defend its Region I title but the one-time national champions (2019) are seeking their third straight trip to the regional final. It’s part of what will be a busy summer for the Pride who will also be heading down to Cary, North Carolina in June to defend their title in The Soccer Tournament (TST).
New York Pancyprian Freedoms beat Hoboken FC 1912 via penalty kicks to reach this point. The three-time U.S. Open Cup champions (1980, 1982, 1983) are currently second in the EPSL Metropolitan Conference, one point behind Lansdowne Yonkers FC. The Freedoms have long been home for talented players, such as Shavon John-Brown who recently signed with Central Valley Fuego FC, and will look to use that deep roster to try and win its first-ever Amateur Cup title.”

✔️ @JoshuaRDuder Picks… ▪️ FC Sandzak NY vs @RichmondCnty_FC in @CosmoLeague ▪Sun, 04/14 - 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET
at Randalls Island, Field 75 ▪“Division 1 leaders Richmond County FC have a 5 point cushion and two games in hand over their nearest competitors. They head out to Randalls Island this weekend to face 4th place FC Sandzak, whom they lost to back in September 1-2 when it was their turn to host, at Owl Hollow Field - can FC Sandzak do the double over the hopeful champions!?”