The Des Moines North Polar Bears (Des Moines, IA) soccer nipped the visiting Ottumwa Bulldogs (Ottumwa, IA), 2-1 in Friday's league challenge.

The Polar Bears now hold a 5-11 record. They play next when they travel to Roosevelt for a Alliance Conference - South challenge on Tuesday, May 13. Des Moines North will encounter a Roughriders squad coming off a 8-1 non-league win over St. Edmond (Fort Dodge, IA). The Roughriders record now stands at 15-1.

With the loss, Ottumwa moves to 3-9 on the year. The Bulldogs host Moulton-Udell (Moulton, IA) to encounter the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Monday, May 12. The Eagles go into the challenge with a record of 1-6.