The Hopatcong Chiefs soccer team (Hopatcong, NJ), was nipped 1-0 in Wednesday's non-league outing with the visiting Morris Catholic Crusaders (Denville, NJ)

With the win, Morris Catholic advances its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Morristown (Morristown, NJ) to play the Colonials in a non-league outing on Saturday, October 7. The Colonials go into the outing with a record of 5-3. Morristown lost 1-0 in their recent non-league outing against Mount Olive (Flanders, NJ)

In their next game, the Chiefs play the Vernon Vikings (Vernon, NJ) in a Northwest Jersey - Freedom outing, on Friday, October 6. Hopatcong will attempt to advance on its 2-8 season record. The Vikings go into the outing with a 1-9 record after their 2-0 league loss to Hackettstown (Hackettstown, NJ).