In Thursday's non-league contest, the Rocky Mount Gryphons (Rocky Mount, NC) soccer squad the visiting SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars (Pinetops, NC), by a margin of 5-3.

The Gryphons now hold a 4-8 record. They play next when they host Southern Wayne for a Big East 5A/6A challenge on Monday, September 22. Rocky Mount will encounter a Saints squad coming off a 2-1 league win over Hunt (Wilson, NC). The Saints record now stands at 8-0.

With the loss, SouthWest Edgecombe moves to 3-4 on the year. The Cougars travel to Nash Central (Rocky Mount, NC) to encounter the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Monday, September 22. The Bulldogs go into the challenge with a record of 0-8. Nash Central lost 5-1 in their recent non-league challenge against SouthWest Edgecombe (Pinetops, NC)