Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Blue Valley West Jaguars (Stilwell, KS) and the host St. James Academy Thunder (Lenexa, KS), saw Blue Valley West's soccer squad hold off St. James Academy by a count of 2-1.

The Jaguars (2-0) will now prepare for their battle against Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, KS). The Saints enter the Eastern Kansas battle with a 4-1 record. In their last battle, Saint Thomas Aquinas tipped Pembroke Hill (Kansas City, MO), 3-1, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Thunder confront the Harmon Hawks (Kansas City, KS) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, September 16. St. James Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Hawks enter the battle with a 2-2 record after their 2-1 non-league loss to Turner (Kansas City, KS).