The Beardstown Tigers held off the host Riverton/Tri-City Hawks soccer squad by a margin of 2-1 in Saturday's non-league match.

The Tigers now sport a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Pleasant Plains for a non-league match on Tuesday, September 7. Beardstown will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Taylorville (Taylorville, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Riverton/Tri-City drops to 4-3 on the season. The Hawks travel to Lutheran/Calvary (Springfield, IL) to confront the Crusaders in a non-league challenge on Thursday, September 9. The Crusaders enter the challenge with a record of 2-1. Lutheran/Calvary won 3-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Athens/PORTA (Athens, IL)