In Friday's league outing, the host Pinecrest Patriots soccer squad scored a tight 3-0 victory over the Hoke County Bucks.

The Patriots (10-2) will now prepare for their outing against Union Pines (Cameron, NC). The Vikings go into the Sandhills 3A/4A outing with a 8-3 record. In their last outing, Union Pines got by Southern Lee (Sanford, NC), 6-2, in a league outing.

Next up, the Bucks play the Red Springs Red Devils (Red Springs, NC) in a non-league outing, on Monday, March 24. Hoke County will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Red Devils go into the outing with a 7-1 record after their 3-2 non-league win over Seventy-First (Fayetteville, NC).