In Thursday's non-league contest, the Bloomfield Bengals (Bloomfield, NJ) soccer team edged the host Columbia Cougars (Maplewood, NJ), by a count of 2-1.

Next, the Bengals battle the Hoboken Redwings (Hoboken, NJ) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, September 20. Bloomfield will attempt to upgrade on its 4-3 season record. The Redwings enter the contest with a 4-0 record after their 7-1 league win over Union City (Union City, NJ).

The Cougars (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Science Park (Newark, NJ). The Chargers go into the non-league challenge with a 2-4 record. In their last challenge, Science Park nudged Tech (Newark, NJ), 5-1, in a non-league challenge.