Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Western Panthers (Parma, MI) and the visiting Hastings Saxons (Hastings, MI), saw Western's soccer squad prevail over Hastings by a count of 7-3.

The Panthers (7-1) will now prepare for their battle against Grass Lake (Grass Lake, MI). The Warriors enter the non-league battle with a 9-6 record. In their last battle, Grass Lake by Michigan Center (Michigan Center, MI), 1-0, in a league match.

The Saxons now sport a 1-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mattawan for a non-league outing on Saturday, September 20. Hastings will confront a Wildcats squad coming off a 2-0 league win over Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-5.