Seattle Reign continue their season-opening road trip tomorrow with a visit to Providence Park to face the Portland Thorns. The match kicks off at 7 PM PT and will air on Prime Video. This will only be the second time the Reign have visited the Thorns in league play before having a home game, the prior time coming all the way back in the league’s inaugural season of 2013.

Portland opened their season at the Washington Spirit, winning 1-0 thanks to a second-half goal from midfielder Olivia Moultrie. Seattle made their third consecutive visit to the Orlando Pride, winning 2-1 in a game marred by weather delays and compounded by difficult travel to and from the Sunshine State, which might factor into lineup decisions and tactics tomorrow.

Seattle Reign finally home after travel challenges

Weather and equipment issues conspired to delay team at every step of journey going to, within and leaving Orlando.

“We've just got to go with what we think and how people are feeling,” head coach Laura Harvey told reporters on Thursday after detailing the myriad travel issues the team experienced. “I think the other piece, which blew my mind honestly, seeing some of the physical data after...