Emma Sears scored two goals and Racing Louisville defeated the North Carolina Courage 3-1 on Saturday night in the National Women's Soccer League. The win improves the playoff hopes of seventh-place Racing (9-9-5), which opened up a four-point gap over the ninth-place Courage (7-9-7) with three matches left in the season. Louisville hasn't reached the playoffs since joining the NWSL in 2021. In the only other NWSL match on Saturday night, the Portland Thorns also boosted their playoff credentials with a 2-1 home win over Bay FC. After a scoreless first half in North Carolina, all four goals in the Racing-Courage match came across a 30-minute span in the second half. Sears opened the scoring for Racing with a low strike into the corner of the goal in the 49th minute. The Courage responded q

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