The Ariton Purple Cats soccer squad scored 2 points and held the visiting Long Rebels to 1 in the Purple Cats league victory on Thursday.

The Purple Cats now hold a 4-8 record. They play next when they host Dale County for a non-league bout on Friday, March 21. Ariton will play a Warriors squad coming off a 5-1 league loss to New Brockton (New Brockton, AL). The Warriors record now stands at 4-4.

With the loss, Long moves to 3-6 on the year. The Rebels travel to Providence Christian (Dothan, AL) to play the Eagles in a 1A-3A Area 2 bout on Saturday, March 22. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 3-6. Providence Christian won 5-4 in their recent league bout against Northside Methodist Academy (Dothan, AL)