The East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC) soccer the visiting Foard Tigers (Newton, NC), 5-2 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Mustangs now hold a 8-1 record. They play next when they travel to Stuart W. Cramer for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 28. East Lincoln will encounter a Storm squad coming off a 5-0 league loss to Forestview (Gastonia, NC). The Storm record now stands at 4-6.

With the loss, Foard moves to 5-4 on the year. The Tigers host Hickory (Hickory, NC) to encounter the Red Tornadoes in a Western Foothills 3A challenge on Tuesday, April 1. The Red Tornadoes go into the challenge with a record of 11-1. Hickory won 1-0 in their recent league challenge against St. Stephens (Hickory, NC)