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Edwardsville Beats Alton Boys Soccer Team 3-1 On a Hot Day

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ALTON - Cooper Nolan, Connor Kelly, and Ben Loftus all scored for Edwardsville in a 3-1 boys soccer win over Alton at Piasa Motor Fuels Field.

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Nolan scored in the 27th minute to give Edwardsville the lead, and Kelly doubled the Tiger lead in the 29th to make it 2-0 at halftime before Justin Davison scored after 57 minutes to give the Redbirds a chance. But Loftus iced the game for Edwardsville in the 76th minute with a goal to give the Tigers the three points.

The Tigers improve to 8-3-0 on the year, while Alton is now 2-5-0.

Tigers coach Mark Heiderscheid said: "I thought my kids played well, he said it was a hot day and with it being a grass field it made it a tough day but I am happy with how the kids played. All in all, it was a good day."

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