Colerain Cardinals (Cincinnati, OH) fans were thrilled Thursday as they observed their soccer team hold off the host Middletown Middies (Middletown, OH), 2-1 in a league challenge.

Next, the Cardinals face the Talawanda Brave (Oxford, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, September 18. Colerain will attempt to better on its 2-6 season record. The Brave enter the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 9-1 league loss to Harrison (Harrison, OH).

The Middies now have a 1-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Franklin for a non-league challenge on Monday, September 18. Middletown will face a Wildcats team coming off a 2-1 league loss to Edgewood (Trenton, OH). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-6.