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Chattanooga Red Wolves break scoring drought but remain winless

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Aaron Lombardi, shown striking the ball in a match last year against Northern Colorado, scored the Red Wolves' lone goal in a 4-1 defeat Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup.
Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Aaron Lombardi, shown striking the ball in a match last year against Northern Colorado, scored the Red Wolves' lone goal in a 4-1 defeat Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup. Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Aaron Lombardi, shown striking the ball in a match last year against Northern Colorado, scored the Red Wolves' lone goal in a 4-1 defeat Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup.

Aaron Lombardi scored for the Chattanooga Red Wolves, giving the club its first goal of the 2023 season Wednesday, but the USL League One club fell 4-1 to the Birmingham Legion (4-0-1) of USL Championship in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup at CHI Memorial Stadium.

The Red Wolves (0-2-1 overall) are back in action Saturday with a home match against One Knoxville Soccer Club at 7:30.