\n Road Test Ahead\u00a0<\/p>\n
Orlando City B will travel away from home for the first time this season when it visits Carolina Core FC at Truist Point. The Lions enter the match fresh off their first win of the 2026 campaign and will look to build momentum away from Osceola County Stadium. With a young group that featured 11 homegrown players in the win over Chicago Fire FC\u00a0II\u00a0the trip offers an early challenge for a squad that is starting to find its rhythm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Sarajian\u2019s\u00a0Spark\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rookie forward Harvey\u00a0Sarajian\u00a0has started his professional career with two goal contributions in his first two pro matches. After scoring in his debut, he recorded his first assist in the Lions\u2019 win over Chicago Fire FC II. The 2026 MLS SuperDraft first round pick has shown poise in the final third and will aim to continue his strong early form as OCB heads to North Carolina this Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Building Chemistry in the Final Third\u00a0<\/p>\n
Forwards Justin Ellis and Pedro Le\u00e3o both scored against Chicago Fire FC II last Sunday, with goals created by two different young teammates in Bernardo Rhein and Harvey\u00a0Sarajian. Le\u00e3o netted his first goal for OCB while Ellis added the game-winner for his ninth career goal with OCB across all competitions. The developing connection across the front line will be a key factor as the Lions search for more\u00a0points\u00a0on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Youth Stepping Forward\u00a0<\/p>\n
OCB continued leaning on its Academy pipeline last weekend as Parker Amoo\u2011Mensah, Landon Okonski and Logan\u00a0Tsopanoglou\u00a0all entered the match as second-half substitutes. The trio joined a matchday roster that saw 11 homegrown players see minutes, highlighting the Club\u2019s commitment to developing young talent. As the Lions prepare for their first road match of\u00a02026\u00a0the growth of these emerging contributors will help shape the team\u2019s early season identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Road Test Ahead\u00a0 Orlando City B will travel away from home for the first time this season when…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[89335,115,139,18312,141,140,9017],"class_list":["post-191485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-ccfcvsorl-03-14-2026","tag-news","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-city-b","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-what-to-watch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}