The Merrimack Valley The Pride soccer squad scored 6 points and held the host Keene Blackbirds to 1 in the The Pride non-league win on Tuesday.

Next, the The Pride face the Coe-Brown Academy Bears (Northwood, NH) in a non-league game, on Friday, October 10. Merrimack Valley will attempt to advance on its 5-3 season record. The Bears enter the game with a 6-4 record after their 3-1 non-league loss to Hollis-Brookline (Hollis, NH).

The Blackbirds (1-8) will now prepare for their game against Laconia (Laconia, NH). The Sachems enter the non-league game with a 0-9 record. In their last game, Laconia was overwhelmed by Milford (Milford, NH), 2-1, in a non-league challenge.