After a win last weekendin the first round of the United Soccer League playoffs, Louisville City FC will look to keep things rolling Saturday against Bethlehem Steel FC.

Louisville City, the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed, dispatched Indy Eleven last Saturday 4-1 behind three set-piece goals. With the win, the defending USL champs extended their playoff winning streak to five games, with Louisville City's playoff home winning streak now sitting at five games.

Midfielder Niall McCabe, who has been with the team since its inception in 2015 and scored two goals in the win, credited the success at home to "mental toughness."

"We know what it takes. We’ve been here before. We have the experience," he said. "The stage doesn’t get to you. We’ve been here numerous times. We have guys from year one and we’ve made it this far."

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Louisville City's second-round opponent is No. 6 seed Bethlehem Steel, which is coming off an 8-7 victory in penalty kicks against Pittsburgh Riverhounds after the teams played to a 2-2 tie in regulation and overtime. Saturday's game starts at 7:30 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field.

On the line for Louisville City is a fourth-straight trip to the Eastern Conference finals.

"Experience counts for a lot at this stage so hopefully, it continues," McCabe said.

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Now, on to the questions you submitted via Twitter:

LouCity has had good results vs Bethlehem Steel, but the talent has improved and they upset Pittsburgh last week. Do you think LouCity will underestimate Bethlehem and look ahead to the conference final vs Cincy or New York Red Bulls 2? (@SportsblogFC)

In 10 playoff games since its inception in 2015, Louisville City is 8-2 and has outscored its opponents, 17-3. It has never lost as the higher seed (and never won as the lower seed).

With that being said, I do feel like Louisville City is due for a close game. And No. 6 seed Bethlehem Steel, which is loaded with MLS-level talent, is a good candidate. With a potential Dirty River Derby or third-straight Eastern Conference finals matchup with New York Red Bulls II looming, I think this Saturday's game will be close and head to extra time — and potentially penalty kicks.

What do you make of Hackworth's four-man attacking midfield? (@taylorsorrels)

It's hard to argue against it when the new-look midfield produced four goals a week ago, and completely controlled the game outside of the first few minutes. Also, Louisville City's Brian Ownby was arguably the best player on the field, constantly beating his defender down the line and putting dangerous crosses into the box.

While it wouldn't shock me if he sticks with that formation, Louisville City coach John Hackworth indicated after the game that they were going to pick their lineups based on matchups. Louisville City changed up its lineup against Indy Eleven because it had played the team a week prior and identified something it could exploit with the four-man attacking midfield.

After @loucityfc wins the Eastern Conference, if they face Orange County FC who would host the final? (@thegodfabi)

If it advances, Louisville City would host the final against every Western Conference team except No. 1 seed Orange County SC. While both Orange County and Louisville City had 66 points in the regular season, the former holds the tiebreaker in wins, 20-19.

A USL Cup final between those teams would be a dream scenario for me, a Los Angeles native. Hopefully I can finagle a trip home out of this.

How many goals would Cam Lancaster average playing coed outdoor LXC? (@danielle_lerner)

I would hate myself if I didn't first brag about my accomplishments as the coach of a pair of a co-ed recreational league soccer teams. In 13 seasons, I've led my teams to a 45-39-17 record, with two championship wins and another three championship appearances. And yes, I'm still bitter that Hackworth got the Louisville City job over me.

Cameron Lancaster, the USL's single-season record-holder for goals, would first have to adapt to my 3-2-1 system. I'd probably play him in the midfield and the goals are a smaller size. Factoring all of that in, he'd still probably match the 25 goals he scored in the USL regular season in LXC Sports' seven-game season.

Are all dogs good dogs? (@TomNovelly)

This is the easiest question I've ever had to answer in my life. Yes, all dogs are good dogs.

Three storylines you may have missed

1. LIPFAC: The Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Football Association Contest reached its most-heated moment last Saturday, when Indy Eleven flew a flag over Slugger Field that said Louisville City loves Nickelback. Harsh words.

2. Experience: Eleven of the 14 players that played in last week's playoff opener also played in last year's USL Cup opener. That included nine of the 11 starters. One of the players who didn't play in last year's championship, McCabe, scored two goals and another, Ilija Ilic, scored another.

3. A famous fan: Justin Thomas is a big Louisville City fan, apparently. The St. Xavier High School grad and former World Number One golfer tweeted Friday that he wished he was home in Louisville for Saturday's game. "All my friends who go always say they’re a blast. Best of luck fellas," he wrote.

Three things to know about Bethlehem Steel FC

1. Big-time ties: Founded in 2015, Bethlehem Steel is the official USL affiliate of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union. Ten players on its roster are signed to the big club. That number doesn't include the team's active leading goal-scorer Michee Ngalina. The 18-year-old potted seven goals this year with Bethlehem. The team's head coach is Brendan Burke, who served as a Philadelphia Union assistant from 2011-2013.

2. On the board: Bethlehem Steel won its first-ever playoff game last weekend, knocking off No. 3 seed Pittsburgh in penalty kicks. After tying the game in extra time, Bethlehem rattled off eight-consecutive successful penalty kicks and advanced in the penalty shootout.

3. Short-handed: Bethlehem will be without a pair of its more talented players, Matthew Real and Anthony Fontana, who were called up to the United States U-20 National Team squad for the upcoming 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The players, on loan from the Philadelphia Union, combined for 37 starts and two goals.

Impress your friends with these notes

1. Past meetings: The teams played twice in 2018. Louisville City won the first game, 3-1, on April 28 at home. The teams played to a 0-0 tie on June 9 in Pennsylvania.

2. Free-kick specialist: Lancaster's free-kick goal last weekend was his fourth of the season, the most of any player in the USL.

3. Distributor: Bethlehem’s James Chambers has 376 passes into the attacking zone in 2018, fourth-most in the league. His accuracy rate is nearly 64 percent.

4. Going streaking: Louisville City has outscored its opponents 11-2 during its current five-game playoff winning streak.

5. 72 percent: That's the chance Louisville City advances to the Eastern Conference final, according to FiveThirtyEight.

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