Sky Blue FC will try to get back on track against the Orlando Pride.  (Jeffrey Auger Photo)

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – As part of its month-long Pride celebration Sky Blue FC will host the Orlando Pride in a National Women’s Soccer League game at Yurcak Field at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

“We look forward to getting back on the field tomorrow,” Sky Blue FC head coach Christy Holly said. “After a quick turnaround, we are fully aware of how important this game is. We know that the second half in Chicago over the weekend was not a real representation of how we are capable of playing, and we plan on fixing that.”

On Sunday, Sky Blue FC (5-5-1, 16 points)got out to another early lead when Madison Tiernan finished a Taylor Lytle corner kick in the third minute, scoring her first professional goal. Chicago rallied with two second-half goals from Vanessa DiBernardo and Sofia Huerta to claim a 2-1 result.

Over the weekend, Orlando (3-4-3, 10) saw a two-game winning streak snapped by the Houston Dash as Carli Lloyd and Rachel Daly registered goals in a 2-0 victory in the NWSL on Lifetime Game of the Week Saturday.

Heading into the game, Sky Blue FC is unbeaten in three meetings with the Pride, going 2-0-1 overall and 1-0-1 at Yurcak Field. This match-up marks the second of this season between the two clubs, with the first one resulting in a Sam Kerr to Maya Hayes game-winner in the 82nd minute that gave Sky Blue FC a 2-1 win.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.