Fans at Monday's league battle between the Essex Hornets (Essex Junction, VT) and the host St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers (St. Johnsbury, VT), saw Essex's soccer squad hold off St. Johnsbury Academy by a score of 2-1.

The Hornets (6-1) will now prepare for their battle against South Burlington (South Burlington, VT). The Wolves come into the Metro test with a 3-3 record. In their last test, South Burlington nipped St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury, VT), 3-2, in a league test.

The Hilltoppers now sport a 3-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Mt. Mansfield for a Metro test on Saturday, September 27. St. Johnsbury Academy will meet a Cougars team coming off a 3-2 league loss to Colchester (Colchester, VT). The Cougars record now stands at 3-3.