****Houston, Texas –** **The Houston Dash (3-3-1,10 points) earned three points after handing the Orlando Pride (4-1-3, 15 points) their first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory. Houston jumped out to the early 1-0 lead after **Maria Sanchez** collected a rebound shot off the crossbar and scored in the 18'. The Dash quickly used the momentum from the first goal to strike again in the 26' when **Veronica Latsko** recorded a goal after a scoop pass into the box from **Sophie Schmidt**. The Pride were able to strike first in the second half as **Marta** sent a corner kick into the box as **Gunnhildur Jonsdottir** leaped up to redirect it with a header in the 49' to cut the lead to 2-1. Houston has been unbeaten in its last nine home matches in all competitions (5-0-4), which is the longest home unbeaten streak in club history. Orlando had started the season on a seven-game unbeaten streak before tonight's loss (4-0-3), the second-longest single-season unbeaten streak in club history. Houston will remain at home for their next game when they are set to host OL Reign on July, 2 at 8:30 PM ET. Orlando will have just over a week until they step back on the pitch when they will host North Carolina Courage at 6:00 PM ET on July 4. Both contests can be seen on Paramount +.

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