Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Red Hook Raiders (Red Hook, NY) and the visiting Marlboro Central Dukes (Marlboro, NY), saw Red Hook's soccer squad hold off Marlboro Central by a count of 3-2.

The Raiders (1-2) will now prepare for their battle against Rondout Valley (Accord, NY). The Ganders enter the Section 9 Division II battle with a 2-2 record. In their last battle, Rondout Valley was edged by Wallkill (Wallkill, NY), 6-0, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Dukes battle the Highland Huskies (Highland, NY) in a Section 9 Division II battle, on Saturday, September 14. Marlboro Central will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Huskies enter the battle with a 0-1 record after their 4-1 non-league loss to Dover (Dover Plains, NY).