The Orlando Pride couldn’t dig themselves out of a big hole on Sunday against the Chicago Red Stars.
The Pride (2-1-2, 7 points) fell behind by three goals, and despite two late tallies, suffered a 4-2 defeat to Chicago at Exploria Stadium.
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Sarah Griffin scored in the 11th minute, Bianca St. Georges in the 54th minute and Mallory Pugh in the 64th minute to give Chicago (2-0-1, 7 points) a 3-0 lead.
Amy Turner scored in the 83rd minute to put the Pride on the board, but Pugh answered a minute later to make it 4-1 Chicago.
A goal by Leah Pruitt in the 87th minute for Orlando rounded out the scoring.
Next up for the Pride is a home contest against the Washington Spirit at 7 p.m. Friday at Exploria Stadium.