Fans at Monday's non-league battle between the Marblehead Magicians (Marblehead, MA) and the host St. Mary's Spartans (Lynn, MA), saw Marblehead's soccer squad hold off St. Mary's by a count of 2-1.

The Magicians (8-0) will now prepare for their battle against Newburyport (Newburyport, MA). The Clippers enter the non-league battle with a 3-2 record. In their last battle, Newburyport was edged by Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody, MA), 1-0, in a non-league battle.

With the loss, St. Mary's moves to 0-2 on the year. The Spartans travel to Brockton (Brockton, MA) to encounter the Boxers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, October 15. The Boxers go into the challenge with a record of 0-3. Brockton lost 4-1 in their recent league challenge against New Bedford (New Bedford, MA)