In Friday's league outing, the host Hopedale Blue Raiders soccer squad scored a tight 4-1 victory over the Douglas Tigers.

The Blue Raiders (4-6) will now prepare for their outing against Whitinsville Christian (Whitinsville, MA). The Crusaders go into the Dual Valley outing with a 3-9 record. In their last outing, Whitinsville Christian got by University Park (Worcester, MA), 5-0, in a non-league outing.

Next up, the Tigers confront the Sutton Sammies (Sutton, MA) in a Dual Valley outing, on Saturday, October 12. Douglas will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Sammies go into the outing with a 12-1 record after their 4-0 league win over Whitinsville Christian (Whitinsville, MA).