In Tuesday's non-league game, the Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC) soccer squad tipped the visiting NCSSM: Morganton (Morganton, NC), by a final score of 2-1.

The Patriots (9-10) will now prepare for their game against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC). The Cougars go into the Northwestern 3A/4A game with a 7-8 record. In their last game, Alexander Central was nudged by Hibriten (Lenoir, NC), 4-0, in a league game.