The crowd at Thursday's league test between the Howell Central Spartans (St. Charles, MO) and the visiting Troy-Buchanan Trojans (Troy, MO), saw Howell Central's soccer squad knock off Troy-Buchanan by a margin of 2-0.

The Spartans now sport a 3-11 record. They play next when they host St. Dominic for a non-league test on Monday, October 9. Howell Central will meet a Crusaders squad coming off a 4-1 non-league loss to Whitfield (St. Louis, MO). The Crusaders record now stands at 13-4.

With the loss, Troy-Buchanan drops to 6-8 on the season. The Trojans host Timberland (Wentzville, MO) to meet the T-Wolves in a Gateway - South test on Tuesday, October 10. The T-Wolves come into the test with a record of 6-7. Timberland lost 5-0 in their recent non-league test against Liberty (Lake St. Louis, MO)