The Athens Hornets soccer team (Athens, TX), was nipped 1-0 in Saturday's non-league outing with the host Gainesville Leopards (Gainesville, TX)

With the win, Gainesville advances its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Leopards host Ryan (Denton, TX) to play the Raiders in a non-league outing on Thursday, January 18. The Raiders go into the outing with a record of 1-5. Ryan lost 7-1 in their recent non-league outing against Joshua (Joshua, TX)

In their next game, the Hornets play the Chapel Hill Bulldogs (Tyler, TX) in a 4A Region 2 District 14 outing, on Tuesday, January 16. Athens will attempt to advance on its 5-2 season record. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a 0-5 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Henderson (Henderson, TX).