Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL) and the visiting Springfield Southeast Spartans (Springfield, IL), saw Bloomington's soccer squad triumph over Springfield Southeast by a count of 8-1.

The Purple Raiders (6-6) will now prepare for their battle against Metamora (Metamora, IL). The Redbirds enter the non-league battle with a 2-5 record. In their last battle, Metamora was overwhelmed by Morton (Morton, IL), 6-0, in a league battle.

Next up, the Spartans battle the Beardstown Tigers (Beardstown, IL) in a non-league battle, on Sunday, September 15. Springfield Southeast will attempt to upgrade on its 0-5 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 4-2 record after their 7-0 non-league win over Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis (Raymond, IL).