Of their fourth season within the Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League, Racing Louisville FC as soon as once more ended up in a well-known territory: ninth place and on the skin of the playoffs.

Since their inception in 2021, Racing has completed in ninth place for the previous 4 consecutive seasons with a spread that concludes 22-25 factors. Though the 28 factors collected this season (in 4 extra video games than final yr) is a brand new excessive for Racing, they as soon as once more fell wanting the postseason — even with the growth of the playoffs to eight groups.

Racing’s playoff hopes had been derailed earlier than they performed on Sunday. The Portland Thorns’ 3-0 win on Friday, mixed with Bay FC securing a gritty 3-2 win towards the Houston Sprint on Saturday, left Louisville out of competition. Racing gained an sudden residence subject benefit as a result of unplayable subject circumstances in San Diego, however it was all for naught.