Seattle Soccer Update: Reign Fall to Angel City, Sounders Lose Rothrock to Hamstring Injury

Seattle’s top-flight soccer teams suffered blows in the middle of the week, as the Seattle Reign lost a key playoff matchup to Angel City 3-1 on Wednesday night while Sounders leading scorer Paul Rothrock was ruled out for the next eight to 10 weeks with a hamstring injury on Tuesday. The Reign (11-9-4) cling to the final NWSL playoff spot with six games to play while the 14th-place Sounders (7-9-7) look to claw back into the MLS Western Conference playoff race with an international break to come.

ECS beat reporter Qasim Ali breaks down what it all means before both teams play critical matches in Denver this weekend.