The Willmar Cardinals (Willmar, MN) soccer nipped the host Brainerd Warriors (Brainerd, MN), 1-0 in Saturday's league challenge.

The Cardinals now hold a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Alexandria for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, August 27. Willmar will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 10-1 non-league win over Detroit Lakes (Detroit Lakes, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Brainerd moves to 0-2 on the year. The Warriors host Detroit Lakes (Detroit Lakes, MN) to encounter the Lakers in a Class A Section 8 challenge on Thursday, August 29. The Lakers go into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Detroit Lakes lost 10-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Alexandria (Alexandria, MN)