The crowd at Thursday's non-league test between the Union Pines Vikings (Cameron, NC) and the visiting Grace Christian Crusaders (Sanford, NC), saw Union Pines's soccer squad get by Grace Christian by a count of 2-1.

The Vikings now hold a 8-7 record. They play next when they host Richmond for a Sandhills 3A/4A test on Monday, October 10. Union Pines will meet a Raiders squad coming off a 3-2 league loss to Hoke County (Raeford, NC). The Raiders record now stands at 4-11.

With the loss, Grace Christian drops to 7-10 on the season. The Crusaders host Thales Academy Apex (Apex, NC) to meet the Titans in a NCISAA Raleigh test on Tuesday, October 11. The Titans come into the test with a record of 6-6. Thales Academy Apex won 5-0 in their recent league test against Friendship Christian (Raleigh, NC)