The Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs (Jacksonville, NC) lacrosse nudged the visiting Jacksonville Cardinals (Jacksonville, NC), 9-8 in Wednesday's league outing.

The Monarchs now own a 7-1 record. They take the field next when they host First Flight for a Big Carolina/Northeastern Coastal outing on Monday, March 31. Northside - Jacksonville will face a Nighthawks squad coming off a 17-1 non-league win over Swansboro (Swansboro, NC). The Nighthawks record now stands at 5-2.

With the loss, Jacksonville falls to 2-3 on the year. The Cardinals travel to North Brunswick (Leland, NC) to face the Scorpions in a non-league outing on Friday, March 28. The Scorpions go into the outing with a record of 7-5. North Brunswick lost 5-4 in their recent league outing against West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC)