It was supposed to give one of the city high schools an early lead in the quest for the World Company Cup.

Instead, Mother Nature won.

Today’s Lawrence High-Free State boys soccer contest, scheduled to kickoff at 4 p.m., has been canceled and rescheduled for Oct. 20.

Free State coach Jason Pendleton announced that the game was called off at 12:18 p.m., citing an already saturated field as the reason.

Next for LHS (2-1) is a Monday contest at Youth Sports Inc., against Olathe East. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Firebirds (1-0-1) next match is a 7 p.m. tilt Tuesday at Olathe Northwest.

In addition, the Free State junior varsity tennis match against Topeka High and the LHS C-team boys soccer game versus Blue Valley North also have been canceled because of rain. No make-up dates have been announced for those events.