Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Lafayette Lions (Lafayette, LA) and the host DeRidder Dragons (DeRidder, LA), saw Lafayette's soccer squad hold off DeRidder by a count of 5-4.

The Lions (2-1) will now prepare for their battle against Mandeville (Mandeville, LA). The Skippers enter the non-league battle with a 3-1 record. In their last battle, Mandeville tipped Hammond (Hammond, LA), 3-0, in a league battle.

Next up, the Dragons battle the Buckeye Panthers (Buckeye, LA) in a Division III District 2 battle, on Tuesday, December 10. DeRidder will attempt to upgrade on its 2-7 season record. The Panthers enter the battle with a 0-7 record after their 7-0 league loss to Leesville (Leesville, LA).