In Friday's non-league challenge, the Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC) soccer squad overwhelmed the visiting Rocky Mount Gryphons (Rocky Mount, NC), by a margin of 9-1.

The Patriots now hold a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Roxboro Community for a Diamond Nine 1A/2A/3A challenge on Monday, August 25. Franklin Academy will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 3-3 non-league Person (Roxboro, NC). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-0.

With the loss, Rocky Mount moves to 2-2 on the year. The Gryphons travel to John Paul II Catholic (Greenville, NC) to battle the Saints in a non-league contest on Saturday, August 23. The Saints enter the contest with a record of 3-0. John Paul II Catholic won 7-1 in their recent non-league contest against Tarboro (Tarboro, NC)