The St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) soccer nudged the host Foard Tigers (Newton, NC), 2-1 in Monday's league bout.

With the win, St. Stephens moves its record to 11-6 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Watauga (Boone, NC) to battle the Pioneers in a 3A/4A Northwestern bout on Wednesday, October 16. The Pioneers go into the bout with a record of 14-2. Watauga won 6-1 in their recent league bout against South Caldwell (Hudson, NC)

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC) in a 3A/4A Northwestern bout, on Wednesday, October 16. Foard will attempt to move on its 12-6 season record. The Patriots go into the bout with a 14-1 record after their 1-0 league win over Patton (Morganton, NC).

Tigers host the visiting Indians from St Stephens. The first half ended 0-1 in favor of the Indians off a Tommy Vo header. In the second half Tigers winger Logan Winstead put a shot past the Indians GK, Alfredo Negrete, to draw level on the scoreboard. Late in the match Zach Durham from Foard put another shot past Indians GK to give the Tigers the lead. The Tigers held on to win the match 2-1.