The Minnewaska Area Lakers soccer team scored 3 points and restricted the host Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Comets to 2 in the Lakers non-league win on Thursday.

Next, the Lakers face the Melrose Dutchmen (Melrose, MN) in a Class A Section 8 game, on Tuesday, September 2. Minnewaska Area will attempt to advance on its 1-0 season record. The Dutchmen enter the game with a 1-2 record after their 5-2 non-league loss to Princeton (Princeton, MN).

The Comets (2-1) will now prepare for their bout against Crookston (Crookston, MN). The Pirates go into the non-league bout with a 0-1 record. In their last bout, Crookston was nudged by Bemidji (Bemidji, MN), 1-0, in a league bout.