The Elyria Pioneers (Elyria, OH) soccer nipped the host Valley Forge Patriots (Parma Heights, OH), 2-1 in Monday's non-league challenge.

The Pioneers now hold a 3-8 record. They play next when they travel to Steele for a Southwestern challenge on Wednesday, September 25. Elyria will encounter a Comets squad coming off a 1-0 non-league win over Open Door Christian (Elyria, OH). The Comets record now stands at 6-5.

With the loss, Valley Forge moves to 2-7 on the year. The Patriots travel to Lakewood (Lakewood, OH) to encounter the Rangers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, September 25. The Rangers go into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Lakewood lost 2-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Strongsville (Strongsville, OH)