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Anthem RC travel to the windy city to face the Chicago Hounds at Seatgeek Stadium in an Eastern Conference clash during Round 7 of the 2024 season.

The Hounds started strong and fast, racing out to a 26-0 lead and securing the Try BP just after the 1st half hydration break. This was the exact position that they were in against the Seattle Seawolves a few weeks previous, before the Seawolves fought back to win decisively. This would have no doubt played on the Hounds’ minds as Anthem got themselves into the game with two tries before half-time both heavily involving Te Rangatira Waitokia, a clear standout for the Charlotte outfit. Dylan ‘The Butcher’ Fawsitt struck back on the stroke of HT for a first-half hattrick (the 38th in MLR history, 2nd for the Hounds and, amazingly the first of Fawsitt’s MLR career) to swing the momentum back towards the hosts.

As has been a problem for Anthem so far this season, they began to tail off as the game went on. Jason Higgins scored the 2nd hattrick of his MLR career for the Hounds as they ran rampant in the 2nd half, becoming the first player in MLR history to score hattricks for 2 different teams (San Diego & Chicago)! Anthem did dot down twice more to secure a try BP of their own, but it was the Hounds’ day as they racked up 9 tries in total en route to a 59-26 victory, their first at home in over a year.