Sporting Jax Struggles Continue in USL Championship Loss

By Michael Alaimo 

April 4, 2026 

JACKSONVILLE FLA- Sporting Jax remains winless in the USL Championship after the zero-to-one loss to the Tampa Bay Rowdies at home. Sporting has yet to win a game this season, as their record is zero-one-five in the USL Championship. 

The Rowdies had the ball most of the match. They had a jaw dropping 70% of possession during the game with five interceptions, 84.4% passing accuracy, and 31 crosses.  

The offense of Sporting had few chances and couldn't string many passes together with their 61.3% passing accuracy, with 44.1% passing accuracy in the Rowdies’ half.  

Photos by: Michael Alaimo 

There were two yellow cards given out to Sporting players: Gomez 21’ and Soumaoro 47’. As well as nine fouls committed by Sporting. 

Neither offense was accurate with shooting as the Rowdies had 17 shots with three on target, and Sporting had eight shots with only one on target. 

In the 95th minute, Conway of the Rowdies finally broke the deadlock and sealed the game with a close-range header, assisted by Ostrem. Final Score zero-one Rowdies.