Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Hammond Golden Bears (Columbia, MD) and the visiting Long Reach Lightning (Columbia, MD), witnessed Hammond's soccer team get by Long Reach by a final score of 1-0.

With the triumph, Hammond moves its record to 1-0 on the campaign.

The Lightning now sport a 2-3 record. They take the field next when they host Mt. Hebron for a match on Friday, October 10. Long Reach will meet a Vikings team coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Broadneck (Annapolis, MD). The Vikings record now stands at 0-2.