The Lakewood Leopards soccer team (Roseboro, NC), was nipped 2-1 in Wednesday's league outing with the visiting Union Spartans (Rose Hill, NC)

With the win, Union advances its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Midway (Dunn, NC) to battle the Raiders in a non-league outing on Thursday, October 5. The Raiders go into the outing with a record of 13-1. Midway lost 2-1 in their recent league outing against Red Springs (Red Springs, NC)

In their next game, the Leopards battle the North Duplin Rebels (Calypso, NC) in a Carolina 1A outing, on Monday, October 9. Lakewood will attempt to advance on its 4-9 season record. The Rebels go into the outing with a 3-7 record after their 2-0 league win over Neuse Charter (Smithfield, NC).