In Thursday's league contest, the Riverside-Durham Pirates (Durham, NC) soccer squad nipped the visiting Hillside Hornets (Durham, NC), by a margin of 3-2.

The Pirates now hold a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Southern School of Energy and Sustainability for a Tobacco Road 6A/7A challenge on Tuesday, September 30. Riverside-Durham will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 4-0 league win over Northern Durham (Durham, NC). The Spartans record now stands at 9-2.

With the loss, Hillside moves to 2-11 on the year. The Hornets host Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) to encounter the Tigers in a Tobacco Road 6A/7A challenge on Tuesday, September 30. The Tigers enter the contest with a record of 6-2. Chapel Hill lost 3-1 in their recent league contest against East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)