LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Racing Louisville FC entered the second half of the NWSL season with momentum and a growing sense of belief. But Friday night at Lynn Family Stadium, it ran straight into the league’s hottest team — and learned just how steep the climb to the playoffs remains.

Facing a Kansas City Current squad that’s sprinting away from the league pack, Racing hung tough for an hour before succumbing to a pair of second-half goals in a 2-0 defeat before a season-high crowd of 8,113.

“From an overall quality standpoint, I think we’ve let ourselves down,” Racing head coach Bev Yanez said. “We played a very good opponent. They’re a very good team. But we also have to believe we are as well.”

Belief has come easier of late. Racing entered the match having earned more points over the last

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