The crowd at Thursday's league test between the Patton Panthers (Morganton, NC) and the visiting R-S Central Hilltoppers (Rutherfordton, NC), saw Patton's soccer squad get by R-S Central by a count of 2-1.

The Panthers now hold a 2-6 record. They play next when they travel to McDowell for a non-league test on Friday, March 24. Patton will meet a Titans squad coming off a 3-1 non-league loss to South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Titans record now stands at 0-10.

With the loss, R-S Central drops to 2-4 on the season. The Hilltoppers travel to Brevard (Brevard, NC) to meet the Blue Devils in a Mountain Foothills Seven 2A test on Tuesday, March 28. The Blue Devils come into the test with a record of 8-2. Brevard lost 3-0 in their recent non-league test against North Henderson (Hendersonville, NC)