The Hawthorne Christian Defenders (Hawthorne, NJ) soccer nipped the visiting Midland Park Panthers (Midland Park, NJ), 1-0 in Friday's league challenge.

The Defenders now hold a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to Pompton Lakes for a non-league challenge on Monday, October 7.

With the loss, Midland Park moves to 3-8 on the year. The Panthers travel to Cresskill (Cresskill, NJ) to encounter the Cougars in a Olympic - Patriot challenge on Monday, October 7. The Cougars go into the challenge with a record of 5-5. Cresskill lost 3-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Lyndhurst (Lyndhurst, NJ)