The Payne Tech Lions held off the visiting North Star Academy soccer team by a tally of 2-1 in Wednesday's league game.

Next, the Lions face the Somerset Tech Jaguars (Bridgewater, NJ) in a Freelance game, on Friday, September 20. Payne Tech will attempt to advance on its 1-3 season record. The Jaguars come into the game with a 0-1 record after their 8-1 non-league loss to Calvary Christian (Old Bridge, NJ).

The (0-2) will now prepare for their game against Eagle Academy (Newark, NJ). The come into the non-league game with a 0-1 record. In their last game, Eagle Academy was nipped by Golda Och Academy (West Orange, NJ), 7-2, in a league game.