In Monday's non-league outing, the host Mt. Vernon Rams soccer squad scored a tight 2-1 victory over the Massac County Patriots.

The Rams (5-5) will now prepare for their outing against Marion (Marion, IL). The Wildcats go into the South Seven outing with a 8-4 record. In their last outing, Marion got by Carbondale (Carbondale, IL), 5-3, in a league outing.

Next up, the Patriots confront the Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio outing, on Tuesday, October 1. Massac County will attempt to improve on its 10-4 season record. The Red Devils go into the outing with a 6-6 record after their 3-2 league loss to Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden (Anna, IL).