In Saturday's non-league battle, the visiting Lincoln Railsplitters soccer squad scored a close 4-0 win over the Bloomington Purple Raiders.

The Railsplitters (10-10) will now prepare for their battle against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL). The Crimsons go into the non-league battle with a 10-6 record. In their last battle, Jacksonville nipped Bloomington (Bloomington, IL), 5-1, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Purple Raiders confront the Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central Warriors (Athens, IL) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, October 7. Bloomington will attempt to move on its 4-14 season record. The Warriors enter the bout with a 7-13 record after their 4-1 non-league loss to Lincoln (Lincoln, IL).