St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) fans went home in high spirits Thursday as they observed their soccer squad nudge the visiting North Iredell Raiders (Olin, NC), 2-1 in a non-league outing.

The Indians (3-3) will now prepare for their outing against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC). The Cougars go into the non-league outing with a 0-9 record. In their last outing, Alexander Central was edged by T.C. Roberson (Asheville, NC), 9-0, in a non-league outing.

Next up, the Raiders confront the South Iredell Vikings (Statesville, NC) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, September 23. North Iredell will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Vikings go into the outing with a 3-4 record after their 1-0 non-league loss to T.C. Roberson (Asheville, NC).