Protagonist's podcasters, writers, and best friends for life, have picked out games from around the leagues they love which they think are unmissable. We're getting nearer and nearer to playoffs in the USL Championship and USL League One; USL Super League is rounding into form; UPSL's best teams are rising to the top of their respective tables; and there are quintessential matchups in the Eastern Premier Soccer League as well as the Metroplex Prem 1 & 2. So let's get stuck in!

Ben Brannigan Picks…
- Foro SC vs Sporting NTX in UPSL
  - Fri, 10/11 - 8:45pm CT / 9:45pm ET
    at Willow Springs HS in Lucas, TX
  - League Leaders Sporting NTX take on the mighty Foro SC who have game in hand here and only 3 pts behind Sporting , Foro won last time against Hurst FC so they will be gunning to close the gap on Sporting NTX won a 10 goal thriller last time out 6-4 against Dallas Deportivo. So this game has Friday Night Fire under the lights in Lucas Texas. Well worth getting out too.

Danielle Gawronski Picks…
- Brooklyn FC vs DC Power FC in USL Superleague
  - Fri 10/11 - 6:30 pm PT / 9:30pm ET
    at Rocco B Commisso Soccer Stadium at Columbia University
  - Brooklyn has started the season strong and is sitting in third place. DC is 7th and hungry for their first win. On DC look for Jorian Baucom up top to find herself in dangerous one-on-one situations with the last defender while Katelyn Duong and Madison Wolfbauer deliver superb balls in. On Brooklyn, you can count on Mackenzie George and Samantha Rosette to pair up down the sideline to threaten DC.

Josh Duder Picks…
- SG Tormenta FC vs Richmond Kickers in USL League One
  - Fri, 10/11 - 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET
    at Tormenta Stadium in Statesboro, GA
  - The 2022 USL League One Champions are on the outside of the playoff picture - looking in. Back on March 23rd, Tormenta travelled to RVA and beat a Kickers team who only won once in their first 9 games and really didn’t look likely to turn it around. Now both teams have just three games left in the season, including this one, to scrape their way into a playoff match. Kickers are holding down the final spot and owe Tormenta a little revenge for that early season L. This will be an essential 6-pointer on a Friday night.

Ben Brannigan Picks…
- Lima Soccer Academy vs Denton Diablos Estudiantes in Metroplex Prem 2
  - Sat, 10/12 - 2:45pm CT / 3:45pm ET
    at Gateway Park, Field #5 in Fort Worth, TX
  - Exciting game with both clubs second strings on show , who always will put on a show to get on their clubs respective 1st teams . Good talent on a show should be very entertaining.

Josh Duder Picks…
- Memphis 901FC vs Sacramento Republic in USL Championship
  - Sat, 10/12- 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET
    at AutoZone Park in Indianapolis, IN
  - A month ago, Sacramento had a solid grip on 2nd in the West and even looked like they could challenge New Mexico United for the Conference. However, they have only won once in their last five (oddly enough against that very New Mexico squad). Sac will be visiting Memphis 901FC and attempting to do the double but Memphis won’t just roll over for the visitors - they are in 5th and could be the next team to clinch a playoff spot with a win. What’s more, they can simultaneously exact revenge for that earlier loss AND leapfrog at least one other team in the post-season hunt.

Dan Vaughn Picks…
- Spokane Zephyr FC vs Lexington SC in USL Super League
  - Sun, 10/13 - 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET
    at One Spokane Stadium in Spokane, WA
  - Spokane is the team with all the tools who is struggling to get it all together. Home crowds are always boisterous and full for the side and getting another home win would be a massive deal for Zephyr. Lexington, winless so far this season, is the perfect club to get it done against.

Ben Brannigan Picks…
- Olimpia Dallas vs NTX Legends
  in Metroplex Premier League
  - Sun, 10/13 - 5:00pm CT / 6:00pm ET
    at North Park, Field #1 in Fort Worth, TX
  - Olimpia will be out to get back in the W column after losing last time out . NTX Legends will be fresh from a bye week last time out and will be looking to match their win when they played last time out. This will be a very good game.

Josh Duder Picks…
- Florida Soccer Soldiers vs Miami United FC in UPSL
  - Sun, 10/13 - 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET
    at UPSL Stadium in Pembroke Pines, FL
  - Florida Soccer Soldiers, a perennial UPSL powerhouse, sits 3rd bottom with no wins from five - but there is time to turn it around and push for playoffs and it must start this weekend. It will be a tall order, however, as they face Miami United FC who are top of the Florida South table with four wins from four played - led by Alessandro Mazzeta with 7 goals.

John Howard-Fusco Picks…
- Nova FC vs Christos FC in Eastern Premier Soccer League
  - Sun, 10/13 - 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET
    at Poplar Tree Park, Fairfax VA
  - When Christos FC made the decision to join the EPSL, this was the match we were waiting to see. Nova FC has been a juggernaut in the Mid-Atlantic Conference, winning the conference in the last three seasons. This is an early indicator as to whether Christos can be the foil Nova has needed.

by the Protagonist Staff