Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Marion Wildcats (Marion, IL) and the host Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL), saw Marion's soccer squad hold off Murphysboro by a score of 3-2.

The Wildcats (10-6) will now prepare for their battle against Carterville (Carterville, IL). The Lions enter the non-league battle with a 5-6 record. In their last battle, Carterville was edged by Freeburg (Freeburg, IL), 2-0, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Red Devils confront the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins (Glen Carbon, IL) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, October 15. Murphysboro will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Griffins enter the battle with a 15-4 record after their 9-0 non-league win over Breese Central (Breese, IL).