SkoPurp No. 134: Portland Rewind and Spirit Preview

<p>The Pride put up a fight on Saturday in Portland, which was a nice change from some of the team&#39;s recent results, and just moments away from a hard-earned road point, disaster struck. Orlando and Portland exchanged...let&#39;s say <em>fortunate </em>goals in the second half after a scoreless first period, but in the end, the Pride could not avoid snatching defeat from the jaws of a draw. </p><p>Your despondent hosts discussed the match, looked back at our score predictions, and begrudgingly made our selections for Player of the Match. </p><p>This week&#39;s mailbagbox asked about Anna Moorhouse conceding first goals of players&#39; careers, where the 2026 Pride&#39;s goal differential will wind up, and more. Remember, you can ask us <em>anything </em>by hitting us up on Twitter at either <a href="https://twitter.com/TheManeLand">@TheManeLand</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/SkoPurpSoccer">@SkoPurpSoccer</a> and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/themaneland.bsky.social">hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky</a>. Or you can <a href="https://themaneland.com/skopurp-soccer-an-orlando-pride-pawedcast/">visit our show page</a>, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We&#39;d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we&#39;ll find them easily and read them on the show.</p><p>Finally, we looked ahead to Sunday&#39;s Pride trip to Washington to face the Spirit. Orlando is looking to avoid a season series sweep, but recent results have been none too promising. While the Spirit haven&#39;t been in their best run of form this season, neither had North Carolina or Portland when the Pride visited those teams, so...let&#39;s just stay positive and see what happens. We discussed the all-time series history, looked at the teams&#39; relative positions in the table, provided our key matchups, and made our score predictions.</p><p>If you&#39;d like to support our independent writing and podcasting efforts, we&#39;d love to have you as a subscriber or donor over at <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/themaneland">our Buy Me a Coffee site</a>.</p><p>Here’s how Episode 134 went down:</p><p><strong>0:15 –</strong> The Pride battled in Portland but ultimately lost on an extremely late golazo.</p><p><strong>16:31 - </strong>The mailbagbox cites anecdotal evidence that Anna Moorhouse is having a tough year.</p><p><strong>