The Alton Redbirds soccer team (Alton, IL), was nipped 3-2 in Thursday's league outing with the visiting O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL)

With the win, O'Fallon advances its record to 6-4 on the campaign. The Panthers host Belleville West (Belleville, IL) to play the Maroons in a Southwestern outing on Tuesday, September 20. The Maroons go into the outing with a record of 1-7.

In their next game, the Redbirds play the Triad Knights (Troy, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, September 17. Alton will attempt to advance on its 4-6 season record. The Knights go into the outing with a 8-2 record after their 2-1 league win over Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL).