The Mankato East Cougars held off the visiting Northfield Raiders soccer team by a tally of 2-1 in Monday's league game.

Next, the Cougars clash with the Albert Lea Tigers (Albert Lea, MN) in a Class A Section 2 game, on Tuesday, September 10. Mankato East will attempt to advance on its 3-3 season record. The Tigers come into the game with a 1-3 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Winona (Winona, MN).

The Raiders (1-4) will now prepare for their game against Mankato West (Mankato, MN). The Scarlets come into the Class A Section 2 game with a 2-3 record. In their last game, Mankato West was nipped by Mayo (Rochester, MN), 5-1, in a non-league game.