The West Branch Bears held off the host West Liberty Comets soccer squad by a margin of 2-1 in Friday's league match.

The Bears now sport a 17-0 record. They play next when they travel to Central Lee for a non-league match on Monday, May 20. West Branch will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 3-1 league win over WACO (Wayland, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 6-7.

With the loss, West Liberty drops to 11-6 on the season. The Comets travel to Bellevue (Bellevue, IA) to encounter the Comets in a River Valley match on Monday, May 20. The Comets come into the match with a record of 5-9. Bellevue won 2-1 in their recent non-league match against Prince of Peace Prep (Clinton, IA)