The Freehold Township Patriots (Freehold, NJ) lacrosse the visiting Middletown North Lions (Middletown, NJ), 11-9 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Patriots (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Holmdel (Holmdel, NJ). The Hornets enter the Shore - Freedom challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Holmdel was nudged by Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ), 10-6, in a league challenge.

The Lions (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Pinelands Regional (Tuckerton, NJ). The Wildcats enter the non-league challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Pinelands Regional was nudged by Liberty (Jackson, NJ), 7-6, in a league challenge.