The Pittsburgh Riverhounds ran their unbeaten streak in USL Championship competition to 12 with a 1-0 victory at Louisville City on Wednesday night.
Albert Dikwa scored in the 68th minute for the Riverhounds (9-2-8), who improved to 7-0-5 in their last 12 games to move back ahead of Tampa Bay and into first place in the Eastern Conference. Louisville (8-5-5) remained in fourth place.
Dikwa took a low, hard pass from Junior Etou as he flashed across the 6-yard box and redirected it in for his 10th goal of the season, which is tied for the league lead.
The Riverhounds recorded their seventh shutout in the last eight games. Their last USL Championship loss came to El Paso on April 22.
