The Melrose Red Raiders held off the visiting Wilmington Wildcats soccer team by a tally of 1-0 in Friday's league game.

Next, the Red Raiders clash with the Stoneham Spartans (Stoneham, MA) in a Middlesex game, on Monday, October 21. Melrose will attempt to advance on its 5-9 season record. The Spartans come into the game with a 2-12 record after their 1-0 non-league loss to Brighton/Boston Academy (Brighton, MA).

The Wildcats (0-16) will now prepare for their game against Burlington (Burlington, MA). The Red Devils come into the Middlesex game with a 5-10 record. In their last game, Burlington was nipped by Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield, MA), 2-0, in a league game.