The Coastal Plain League enters its final week of the regular season and the Wilmington Sharks have just four home games left on the summer schedule.
All games will begin at 7:05 p.m., with the gates opening an hour beforehand. The Sharks host games Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and the regular-season home finale on Saturday, Aug. 2.
The ballclub announced this week discounts on Sharks’ swag at the merchandise tent inside the ballpark to close out the season.
Wilmington stands at 7-13 in the second half of the summer and sits toward the bottom of the East Division Standings.
Hammerheads look for bounce-back week
After being held scoreless for 180 minutes over the weekend, Wilmington Hammerheads FC look for a bounce-back result heading into its next home game on Friday, Aug. 1, against Richmond at Legion Stadium.
With a 0-0 draw and 2-0 setback in back-to-back matches with Arizona and Charlotte, the Hammerheads remain in sixth place atop the USL Pro standings, four points back from Rochester for the fifth spot in the 14-team league.
While Quillan Roberts, the reigning USL Pro Player of the Week, continues his hard work between the frame, the Hammerheads have struggled to score with just one goal over the last month.
Roberts, on loan from MLS affiliate Toronto FC, has allowed just four scores during that time.
At 6-3-8 on the season, with 26 points in 17 games played, Wilmington stands poised to make a move if the offense can get going toward the ladder part of the season.
With 11 games to go on the schedule the Hammerheads get two straight homes games against Richmond (Aug. 1) and Dayton (Aug. 9) before heading to New Jersey for a date with the New York Red Bull Reserve, followed by a big trip to the West Coast, with three games in four days between Aug. 20-24.
Wilmington still has a good shot at making a move in the USL Pro Table heading into the playoffs, having played 17 matches, compared to 20 and 21 games played by clubs ahead in the standings.
