Castro, Fricke both earn weekly honors
Greenville, SC (July 25, 2023) – The Greenville Triumph is represented by offensive and defensive standouts in this week’s USL League One Team of the Week. Forward, Leo Castro and center back, Brandon Fricke are among the top 11 players across the division after Greenville completed a challenging two-match week.
Player of the Week, Leo Castro recorded a brace within the first 25 minutes of play for Greenville. He notched two goals to overtake Lyam MacKinnon as the leading goal-scorer on the team with a total of eight. Castro netted both shot attempts to record a 100% shot on goal rate for the match. The Colombian demonstrated his dominance in the air by winning a pair of aerial duels and securing his second goal from a header off a cross from Allen Gavilanes.
Brandon Fricke registered 12 clearances against Charlotte and seven against Tormenta. Wednesday night, Fricke won five aerial duels and seven duels on the pitch, while getting a shot on goal. Over the past eight matches, Fricke and the Greenville defense have kept their opponents to a one-goal or less margin and tallied five wins. In addition to the veteran defender, goalkeeper Jared Mazzola also made it on the TOTW bench after setting the club record for saves in a match (9) on Wednesday.
The Greenville Triumph will travel to Madison, WI this weekend to face Forward Madison FC for the third and final time this season. Kickoff starts at 8:00 PM ET and can be streamed on ESPN+.
