The Manchester Memorial Crusaders held off the visiting Salem Blue Devils soccer squad by a margin of 1-0 in Thursday's league match.

The Crusaders now sport a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Bishop Guertin for a Division I match on Tuesday, September 19. Manchester Memorial will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 2-2 league Timberlane (Plaistow, NH). The Cardinals record now stands at 0-5.

With the loss, Salem drops to 1-6 on the season. The Blue devils host Windham (Windham, NH) to encounter the Jaguars in a non-league match on Saturday, September 23. The Jaguars come into the match with a record of 5-2. Windham lost 3-2 in their recent non-league match against Hanover (Hanover, NH)