Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Sparta Spartans (Sparta, NJ) and the host Mount Olive Marauders (Flanders, NJ), saw Sparta's soccer squad hold off Mount Olive by a score of 4-3.

The Spartans (5-3) will now prepare for their battle against Roxbury (Succasunna, NJ). The Gaels enter the non-league battle with a 4-4 record. In their last battle, Roxbury was edged by Montville (Montville, NJ), 1-0, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Marauders confront the Randolph Rams (Randolph, NJ) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, September 28. Mount Olive will attempt to better on its 2-6 season record. The Rams go into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 2-1 league loss to Morris Knolls (Rockaway, NJ).