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Monday, November 9, 2026

Battery rally from 3-0 down to beat Hartford at Patriots Point

Plus, the Ben Sawyer Bridge repairs are nearing completion.

The Morning Mount Pleasant team2 stories9 sources4 min read

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The Battery came back from 3-⁠0 down to beat Hartford on penalties at Patriots Point

Charleston tied Hartford 3-⁠3 and won the shootout 5-⁠4

  • Hartford Athletic3
    Charleston Battery3
    Final, Charleston won 5-4 on penaltiesEastern Conference semifinal at Patriots Point

Sources: WCIV, Live 5 News

If you were in the sellout crowd at on Saturday night, you saw the Charleston Battery come back from 3-0 down at halftime. The Battery tied Hartford Athletic 3-3, then won the Eastern Conference semifinal 5-4 on penalties.

Emilio Ycaza scored on a penalty in the 80th minute, and Colton Swan added a goal in the 83rd. Then Kirill Pakhomov headed home the equalizer in stoppage time.

  • Hartford's goals: 13th, 16th and 31st minutes
  • John Berner replaced Luis Zamudio with one minute of extra time left
  • Shootout: Berner saved Auggie Williams, then Jeremy Kelly scored the winner

Ycaza joked afterward that going down 3-0 was a "tactical masterclass" from head coach Ben Pirmann. Charleston has now advanced by penalty shootout two weeks in a row.

The comeback by the numbers

3-0
Hartford's lead at halftime
10-6
Charleston's shot edge before halftime
3
Charleston goals in the final 27 minutes
5-4
the penalty shootout score

Source: Live 5 News

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The Ben Sawyer Bridge was due to reopen at 4 a.m. Monday after an overnight repair closure

If you cross the between Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island, said it would close the bridge Sunday night as repair work continued. The department said the structural repairs, which have been intermittently ongoing for weeks, "are nearing completion."

  • Closed to vehicles: 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8
  • Reopening: 4 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9
  • Marine traffic: normal schedule expected by the end of the week

The Ben Sawyer Bridge was set to close to vehicles overnight

Ben Sawyer Bridge, between Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.9 p.m.to 4 a.m.
  • 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.Bridge closed to vehicles
Dates
Sun., Nov. 8 to Mon., Nov. 9

Sources: WCIV, WCBD News 2

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WhenWhat
9 p.m. to 4 a.m.Bridge closed to vehicles
DatesSun., Nov. 8 to Mon., Nov. 9

The closure was needed "to finalize restoration of access to maintenance areas of the bridge," the department stated. SCDOT also said the permanent repairs will ensure the historic landmark bridge keeps operating, and it expects normal marine traffic operations by the end of the week. Drivers are asked to slow down, pay attention and seek alternate routes.

SCDOT says the bridge repairs are nearing completion

  1. Nov. 8The bridge was set to close to vehicles at 9 p.m.
  2. Nov. 9The bridge was set to reopen to vehicles at 4 a.m.
  3. This weekMarine traffic is expected back on its normal schedule by the end of the week.

Sources: WCIV, WCBD News 2

News Notes

Banking

The $163 million sale of Florence-based First Reliance Bank to Colony Bank of Fitzgerald, Ga., was finalized Nov. 1. First Reliance's only remaining Charleston-area branch sits on S. Shelmore Boulevard near Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant. Post and Courier

The combined Colony Bank holds $5 billion in assets

Source: Post and Courier

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Assets$5 billion
Deposits$4 billion
Loans$3.2 billion

Public comment

State regulators will take public comments at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridgeview Drive in North Charleston, on NextEra Energy's plan to buy Dominion Energy's parent company. The companies say the deal, valued at about $67 billion, would bring an average $10 monthly credit on residential electric bills for two years after it closes. Here Greer

Hockey

The South Carolina Stingrays shut out Orlando 3-0 Saturday at the North Charleston Coliseum, with Garin Bjorklund making 29 saves. The sweep of the weekend series puts them at 7-1-0. Post and Courier

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Battery rally from 3-0 down to beat Hartford at Patriots Point

Plus, the Ben Sawyer Bridge repairs are nearing completion.

The TLDR

  1. Battery come back from 3-0 down to beat Hartford on penalties
  2. Ben Sawyer Bridge was due to reopen at 4 a.m. today
  3. First Reliance Bank's sale to Colony Bank is final
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