“OKC have good depth and a lot of speed and skill in their squad,” said Wolde Harris. “Deshorn Brown, [Omar] Gordon, [Cordell] Cato who is another international with OKC, [Je-Vaughn] Watson sits in the middle…we have to be solid on defense and transition well going forward.” Brown, Gordon, and Watson have all played for the Jamaican National Team, while Cato has been a full international for Trinidad and Tobago since 2014.

“We should be ready to go this weekend after we spend the week building off the performance against Tulsa,” said Kris Reeves. “We can definitely learn and watch what we did well in that game. OKC are a good team and they’re coming to our field and we know it will be a good game.”

Following Saturday’s match the Switchbacks will head to The Biggest Little City in the World to face Reno 1868 FC at Greater Nevada Field on July 27th.

“This week it will be very important to focus on quality in possession,” said Harris. “That quality is a factor in us having success late in games and finishing games like we did on Saturday. We need to improve playing out of the back as we work together to get better each week. We had another good crowd last week and we’re looking forward to the same or better this weekend. Hopefully Colorado Springs gets behind us and comes out again.”

The Switchbacks return to Weidner Field for a Wednesday night clash against the Portland Timbers 2 on August 7th, with Centura Orthopedics and Centura Health sponsoring a pregame cowbell giveaway and tickets are available HERE. Just three days later the Switchbacks will host the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros at Weidner Field on Back to School Night, with a pre-game backpack giveaway courtesy of GE Johnson.

“There’s a real chance we can win,” said Saeed Robinson about Saturday’s match. “We have more confidence than we’ve had in a long while and it’s always good to play at home – nobody wants to come in here and play us.”