Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the Northwest Lions (Cedar Hill, MO) and the host Hannibal Pirates (Hannibal, MO), saw Northwest's soccer squad knock off Hannibal by a count of 2-0.

The Lions (7-7) will now prepare for their battle against Ladue Horton Watkins (St. Louis, MO). The Rams enter the non-league battle with a 12-1 record.

Next up, the Pirates meet the Kirksville Tigers (Kirksville, MO) in a North Central Missouri match, on Tuesday, October 7. Hannibal will attempt to move on its 1-11 season record. The Tigers come into the match with a 6-3 record after their 2-1 non-league loss to Moberly (Moberly, MO).