No matter what happens, on Saturday there will be a team lifting the USL Championship title for the first time as the Colorado Springs Switchbacks host expansion side Rhode Island FC on CBS at noon. Two teams who turned around their form midseason were sides that no one expected to make the final but thanks to their abilities to hang around in matches and score opportunistic goals,

Cyan and white confetti blanketed the center of Weidner Field on Saturday as the Switchbacks punctuated their 10th season by hoisting the club's first-ever USL Championship trophy, following a 3-0 win over Rhode Island FC, which made the league final in its first season.

Joe McDonald had his doubts about pro soccer succeeding in Rhode Island. After RIFC's performance both on the field and off, he's more optimistic.