The crowd at Thursday's non-league test between the East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC) and the visiting Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs (Jacksonville, NC), saw East Duplin's soccer squad knock off Northside - Jacksonville by a margin of 5-2.

The Panthers now sport a 9-8 record. They play next when they host North Lenoir for a East Central 2A test on Monday, October 16. East Duplin will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 10-2 league loss to Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC). The Hawks record now stands at 8-7.

With the loss, Northside - Jacksonville drops to 8-7 on the season. The Monarchs host J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC) to encounter the Rampants in a Big East 3A/4A test on Tuesday, October 17. The Rampants come into the test with a record of 16-1. J.H. Rose won 4-0 in their recent league test against New Bern (New Bern, NC)