The New Bern Bears soccer team (New Bern, NC), was nipped 1-0 in Thursday's league outing with the host Jacksonville Cardinals (Jacksonville, NC)

With the win, Jacksonville advances its record to 8-4 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Havelock (Havelock, NC) to play the Rams in a Big East 3A/4A outing on Tuesday, May 3. The Rams go into the outing with a record of 2-11. Havelock lost 1-0 in their recent league outing against D.H. Conley (Greenville, NC)

In their next game, the Bears play the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs (Jacksonville, NC) in a Big East 3A/4A outing, on Tuesday, May 3. New Bern will attempt to advance on its 11-3 season record. The Monarchs go into the outing with a 2-10 record after their 4-1 league loss to J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC).