The crowd at Thursday's league test between the HOPE Academy Royals (Concord, NC) and the host Liberty Preparatory Christian Patriots (Mooresville, NC), saw HOPE Academy's soccer squad triumph over Liberty Preparatory Christian by a margin of 7-2.

The Royals now sport a 6-3 record. They play next when they travel to Lee Park Prep for a Metro Area Athletic test on Friday, September 22. HOPE Academy will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 3-3 league Walnut Grove Christian (Fort Mill, SC). The Knights record now stands at 2-6.

With the loss, Liberty Preparatory Christian drops to 10-2 on the season. The Patriots travel to Statesville Christian (Statesville, NC) to encounter the Lions in a non-league test on Friday, September 22. The Lions come into the test with a record of 7-4. Statesville Christian won 6-5 in their recent league test against University Christian (Hickory, NC)