The South Mecklenburg Sabres (Charlotte, NC) soccer nipped the visiting Independence Patriots (Charlotte, NC), 1-0 in Wednesday's non-league challenge.

The Sabres now hold a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Hough for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, August 27. South Mecklenburg will encounter a Huskies squad coming off a 3-1 non-league loss to Myers Park (Charlotte, NC). The Huskies record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Independence moves to 1-2 on the year. The Patriots travel to West Cabarrus (Concord, NC) to encounter the Wolverines in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, August 27. The Wolverines go into the challenge with a record of 1-4. West Cabarrus lost 2-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Olympic (Charlotte, NC)