East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC) boosters exited the stadium pleased Wednesday as they witnessed their soccer team beat the host Heide Trask Titans (Rocky Point, NC), 5-1 in a league test.

With the triumph, East Duplin moves its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Spring Creek (Seven Springs, NC) to clash with the Gators in a non-league test on Thursday, October 2. The Gators come into the test with a record of 6-9. Spring Creek won 1-0 in their recent league test against Goldsboro (Goldsboro, NC)

The Titans now sport a 2-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to South Lenoir for a East Central 3A/4A test on Thursday, October 2. Heide Trask will confront a Blue Devils squad coming off a 9-0 league loss to Clinton (Clinton, NC). The Blue Devils record now stands at 5-5.