In Thursday's non-league contest, the Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ) soccer team edged the visiting Linden Tigers (Linden, NJ), by a count of 2-1.

Next, the Tigers battle the Hanover Park Hornets (East Hanover, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, October 9. Hackettstown will attempt to better on its 8-3 season record. The Hornets go into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 2-1 league loss to Pequannock (Pompton Plains, NJ).

With the loss, Linden moves to 1-6 on the year. The Tigers host Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, NJ) to encounter the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Saturday, October 4. The Vikings go into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Union Catholic lost 3-0 in their recent non-league challenge against J.P. Stevens (Edison, NJ)