Sam Surridge

Sam Surridge

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Nashville SC has spent much of this season nipping at the heels of the top teams in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference.

That’s reflected by the fact NSC (15-9-5) could clinch a playoff berth as early as this weekend, if the Boys in Gold win at FC Cincinnati on Saturday and the New York Red Bulls lose or draw against the Portland Timbers that same day.