PHOENIX — Phoenix Rising are back home this holiday weekend and will face off against the Lexington SC on Friday at Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium.
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Phoenix Rising and Texoma FC fielders run across the pitch on June 28, 2025. Credits: Phoenix Rising FC
Rising defeated Texoma FC in their third match of the USL Jägermeister Cup, 5-4, on June 28. The high-scoring affair secured Phoenix its first win in the tournament and now it is third in Group Two with five points.
Phoenix Rising’s Darius Johnson runs across the pitch against Texoma FC on June 28, 2025. Credits: Phoenix Rising FC
Head coach Pa-Modou Kah spoke to the media after the game and said the club should continue to strive for more, despite the win.
“If we’re feeling content, that’s not good,” Kah said. “We need to keep building and come into work every single day to get better.”
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Nashville SC midfielder Patrick Yazbek, left, battles for the ball with Lexington SC forward Cameron Lancaster during a preseason match at Geodis Park Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. © Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Lexington comes off a win against the Richmond Kickers, 3-0, on June 28 in their third match of the Jägermeister Cup. Two of their goals were made in the first half: Forster Ajago in the 10th minute and Marcus Epps in the 31st minute.
Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar, left, and Lexington SC defender Kendall Burks chase the ball during a preseason match at Geodis Park Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. © Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Cory Burke scored Lexington’s third goal of the match in the 90th minute.
Lexington is fourth in Group Five of the tournament with a 1-1-1 record and four points.
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— Phoenix Rising FC (@PHXRisingFC) July 3, 2025
Phoenix Rising and Lexington SC will kick off on Friday, July 4 at 7:30 p.m.
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Wendy Lopez is a reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @wlopezde
