Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish (Springfield, MO) and the visiting Kickapoo Chiefs (Springfield, MO), saw Springfield Catholic's soccer squad hold off Kickapoo by a score of 2-1.

The Fighting Irish (12-6) will now prepare for their battle against Parkview (Springfield, MO). The Vikings enter the Class 3 District 6 battle with a 1-20 record. In their last battle, Parkview was edged by Central (Springfield, MO), 1-0, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Chiefs confront the Branson Pirates (Branson, MO) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, May 20. Kickapoo will attempt to improve on its 15-7 season record. The Pirates enter the battle with a 6-7 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Bolivar (Bolivar, MO).