The Methuen Rangers held off the host Haverhill Hillies soccer squad by a margin of 1-0 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Rangers now hold a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Chelmsford for a Merrimack Valley I bout on Thursday, September 11. Methuen will play a Lions squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA). The Lions record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Haverhill moves to 0-1 on the year. The Hillies travel to Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury, MA) to play the Redmen in a non-league bout on Tuesday, September 16. The Redmen go into the bout with a record of 2-2. Tewksbury Memorial won 7-0 in their recent non-league bout against Wilmington (Wilmington, MA)