It’s Fan Appreciation Night this Saturday evening at Weidner Field as the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC host the Los Angeles Galaxy II. A fireworks display will follow the final whistle, while the first 500 fans through the gates will receive the fourth and final part of the Switchbacks’ poster giveaway series, with tickets available for Saturday’s match HERE. Creative Consortium will also be sponsoring a giveaway of Switchbacks drink koozies for the first 1,000 fans.

The Galaxy II face a short turnaround before Saturday’s match in Colorado Springs, as Head Coach Junior Gonzalez’s team will play against Sacramento Republic at Papa Murphy’s Park in California’s capitol city late Wednesday evening before making their way to the Rocky Mountains. Heading into Wednesday’s match, Kai Koreniuk leads the Galaxy II in goals with nine, while Ethan Zubak and Augustine Williams each have seven goals. Zubak was named on the bench of the USL Championship Team of the Week after a brace in Los Dos’ 5-1 win over the Oklahoma City Energy FC on Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

“We’ll watch and see what LA do tomorrow,” said Switchbacks Interim Head Coach Wolde Harris. “They’ve been playing well this season and I don’t expect anything less from LA. Of course [Ethan] Zubak and [Augustine] Williams are dangerous players, but if we stay compact and communicate we’ll be in a good way to get a result. We need to stay compact and slide together defensively and not give LA room in the middle of the park. Our guys should be motivated to compete – I’m looking forward to us bringing high-energy this weekend. Personally, I’d like to thank the fans for their support this season and we look forward to playing in front of them one last time.”

Los Dos’ last trip to high altitude ended in a 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Real Monarchs in Salt Lake City on March 23rd. The Galaxy II and Switchbacks opened their respective 2019 USL Championship seasons on March 9th at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, with the Switchbacks earning a 4-1 win behind a hat trick from Shane Malcolm. Team captain Jordan Burt rounded out the scoring for the Switchbacks, while Ghanaian Geoffrey Acheampong notched the Galaxy II’s only goal in the 86th minute.