The Melrose Red Raiders (Melrose, MA) soccer nipped the visiting Stoneham Spartans (Stoneham, MA), 2-1 in Monday's league challenge.

The Red Raiders now hold a 6-9 record. They play next when they travel to Watertown for a Middlesex challenge on Wednesday, October 23. Melrose will encounter a Raiders squad coming off a 2-0 league win over Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield, MA). The Raiders record now stands at 7-8.

With the loss, Stoneham moves to 2-13 on the year. The Spartans host Burlington (Burlington, MA) to encounter the Red Devils in a Middlesex challenge on Wednesday, October 23. The Red Devils go into the challenge with a record of 6-10. Burlington won 3-0 in their recent league challenge against Wilmington (Wilmington, MA)