Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Edwardsville Tigers (Edwardsville, IL) and the host Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL), saw Edwardsville's soccer squad knock off Alton by a count of 2-0.

The Tigers (8-6) will now prepare for their battle against Belleville East (Belleville, IL). The Lancers enter the Southwestern battle with a 1-9 record.

Next up, the Redbirds battle the Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL) in a Southwestern battle, on Saturday, September 28. Alton will attempt to upgrade on its 4-7 season record. The Lancers enter the battle with a 1-9 record after their 4-3 league loss to O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL).