The Boulder Rapids Reserve hammered the St. Louis Strikers 6-0 at home on Saturday night to clinch the first of two Open Cup berths from the PDL Central Conference.

 

The win clears up what was a fairly complicated logjam at the top of the PDL Central. That leaves the Michigan Bucks in a must-win situation at home vs. the Cleveland Internationals. However, that result may not matter at all because if the Chicago Fire Reserves defeat the Des Moines Menace on Sunday, Chicago will earn the second entry.