Beardstown Tigers (Beardstown, IL) supporters were pleased Thursday as they observed their soccer team knock off the visiting Athens/PORTA Warriors (Athens, IL), 2-0 in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Tigers confront the Manual Rams (Peoria, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, May 1. Beardstown will attempt to move on its 9-5 season record. The Rams enter the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 11-0 league loss to Urbana (Urbana, IL).

The Warriors now possess a 14-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pleasant Plains/New Berlin for a Sangamo challenge on Monday, May 1. Athens/PORTA will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 6-0 non-league win over Williamsville (Williamsville, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 19-2.