The New Hope Trojans (Columbus, MS) soccer the host Pontotoc Warriors (Pontotoc, MS), 5-2 in Tuesday's league challenge.

The Trojans now hold a 10-4 record. They play next when they host Corinth for a 5A Region 1 challenge on Thursday, January 9. New Hope will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 7-0 league win over West Point (West Point, MS). The Warriors record now stands at 14-3.

With the loss, Pontotoc moves to 7-7 on the year. The Warriors travel to Lafayette (Oxford, MS) to encounter the Commodores in a 5A Region 1 challenge on Thursday, January 9. The Commodores go into the challenge with a record of 9-6. Lafayette won 1-0 in their recent non-league challenge against New Albany (New Albany, MS)