The Melrose Red Raiders smashed the visiting Winchester Red & Black soccer squad by a margin of 4-0 in Thursday's league match.

The Red Raiders now sport a 6-1 record. They play next when they travel to Lexington for a Middlesex match on Monday, October 9. Melrose will encounter a Minutemen squad coming off a 1-1 non-league Wilmington (Wilmington, MA). The Minutemen record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Winchester drops to 8-1 on the season. The Red & black host Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield, MA) to encounter the Warriors in a Middlesex match on Monday, October 9. The Warriors come into the match with a record of 6-2. Wakefield Memorial lost 2-1 in their recent non-league match against Belmont (Belmont, MA)