The Schaumburg Boomers scored seven unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth to rally from down 5-1 and steal an 8-5 victory over the Washington Wild Things and gain a game of space in the standings on Saturday night at Wintrust Field.
The RailCats and the Kansas City Monarchs met up at Legends Field in Kansas City for game one of seven-straight between the two clubs.
The Schaumburg Boomers held a pair of two-run leads early, but the Washington Wild Things scored in six consecutive innings to run away with a 10-5 victory Friday night in the opener of a weekend series.
A tightly contested series finale went extras Thursday night, but the Kane County Cougars edged the Gary SouthShore RailCats 2-1 in 10 innings at the Steel Yard.
The Schaumburg Boomers were unable to hold a 5-0 lead as the Joliet Slammers scored in their final three plate appearances to steal a 7-5 victory and sweep the mid-week road series.
Chicago Fire FC (7-7-4, 25 points) suffered a 1-0 loss against the Philadelphia Union (12-3-4, 40 points) Wednesday night at Soldier Field.
Philadelphia took the early initiative and forced a penalty kick on a handball in the Fire box. Forward Bruno Damiani stepped up to the spot, finishing left to score the opening goal of the match in the 10th minute.
The Schaumburg Boomers dropped the middle game of the mid-week series at Joliet by a 7-0 score on Wednesday.
Chicago Fire FC and Major League Soccer today announced that winger Philip Zinckernagel has been selected to the 2025 MLS All-Star Roster by All-Star head coach Nico Estévez.
A four-run fourth inning powered the Kane County Cougars past the Gary SouthShore RailCats, 9-6, Wednesday afternoon at the Steel Yard.
