The Valley Center Hornets held off the visiting South Cougars soccer team by a tally of 3-2 in Thursday's league game.

Next, the Hornets clash with the Derby Panthers (Derby, KS) in a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I bout, on Tuesday, October 14. Valley Center will attempt to improve on its 9-2 season record. The Panthers go into the bout with a 2-11 record after their 1-0 league loss to Hutchinson (Hutchinson, KS).

With the loss, South moves to 8-5 on the year. The Cougars host Newton (Newton, KS) to play the Railroaders in a non-league game on Tuesday, October 14. The Railroaders come into the game with a record of 11-1. Newton won 8-0 in their recent non-league game against Salina Central (Salina, KS)