The Bloom Blazing Trojan held off the visiting Shepard Astros soccer squad by a margin of 2-1 in Wednesday's non-league match.

The Blazing Trojan now sport a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Crete-Monee for a SICA match on Saturday, September 3. Bloom will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 2-1 non-league loss to Oak Forest (Oak Forest, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Shepard drops to 3-1 on the season. The Astros travel to Reavis (Burbank, IL) to encounter the Rams in a South Suburban match on Thursday, September 1. The Rams come into the match with a record of 2-2. Reavis lost 2-0 in their recent non-league match against Andrew (Tinley Park, IL)