Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Grafton Gators (Grafton, MA) and the visiting Algonquin Regional Titans (Northborough, MA), saw Grafton's soccer squad hold off Algonquin Regional by a count of 2-1.

The Gators (4-6) will now prepare for their battle against Wachusett Regional (Holden, MA). The Mountaineers enter the non-league battle with a 5-3 record. In their last battle, Wachusett Regional Longmeadow (Longmeadow, MA), 2-2, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Titans battle the Leominster Blue Devils (Leominster, MA) in a Midland-Wachusett A battle, on Tuesday, October 14. Algonquin Regional will attempt to move on its 2-4 season record. The Blue Devils come into the match with a 7-4 record after their 1-0 league loss to Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury, MA).