The Heritage Christian Defenders (Dyer, IN) soccer the visiting Illinois Lutheran Chargers (Crete, IL), 3-1 in Tuesday's non-league challenge.

The Defenders now hold a 6-5 record. They play next when they travel to Hammond Baptist for a non-league challenge on Friday, October 11. Heritage Christian will encounter a Swordsmen squad coming off a 1-1 non-league Hammond Central (Hammond, IN). The Swordsmen record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Illinois Lutheran moves to 1-17 on the year. The Chargers travel to St. Anne (St. Anne, IL) to encounter the Cardinals in a River Valley challenge on Thursday, October 10. The Cardinals go into the challenge with a record of 0-18. St. Anne lost 8-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Herscher (Herscher, IL)