Fans at Monday's non-league battle between the Tolono Unity Rockets (Tolono, IL) and the host Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL), saw Tolono Unity's soccer squad hold off Hoopeston by a score of 1-0.

The Rockets (5-3) will now prepare for their battle against St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL). The Spartans enter the Illini Prairie battle with a 11-2 record. In their last battle, St. Joseph-Ogden tipped Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL), 7-1, in a league battle.

Next up, the Cornjerkers confront the Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville Buffaloes (Georgetown, IL) in a Vermilion Valley battle, on Tuesday, September 24. Hoopeston will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record. The Buffaloes enter the battle with a 3-5 record after their 4-2 league loss to Watseka (Watseka, IL).