The Shepard Astros held off the visiting Oak Lawn Spartans soccer squad by a margin of 2-1 in Thursday's league match.

The Astros now sport a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Argo for a South Suburban match on Tuesday, May 9. Shepard will encounter a Argonauts squad coming off a 7-0 league loss to Lemont (Lemont, IL). The Argonauts record now stands at 4-12.

With the loss, Oak Lawn drops to 10-8 on the season. The Spartans travel to Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL) to encounter the Cardinals in a South Suburban match on Tuesday, May 9. The Cardinals come into the match with a record of 6-8. Blue Island Eisenhower won 8-0 in their recent league match against Richards (Oak Lawn, IL)