Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Lakota West Firebirds (West Chester, OH) and the host Colerain Cardinals (Cincinnati, OH), saw Lakota West's soccer squad hold off Colerain by a score of 2-1.

The Firebirds (4-3) will now prepare for their battle against Middletown (Middletown, OH). The Middies enter the non-league battle with a 2-5 record.

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Loveland Tigers (Loveland, OH) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, October 1. Colerain will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 1-3 record after their 4-0 non-league loss to Turpin (Cincinnati, OH).