In Thursday's league outing, the host Alpena Wildcats soccer squad scored a tight 5-1 win over the Petoskey Northmen.

The Wildcats (9-7) will now prepare for their outing against Gaylord (Gaylord, MI). The Blue Devils enter the Big North outing with a 6-10 record. In their last outing, Gaylord by Traverse City Central (Traverse City, MI), 7-0, in a league outing.

Next up, the Northmen confront the Cadillac Vikings (Cadillac, MI) in a outing, on Tuesday, October 1. Petoskey will attempt to improve on its 4-10 season record. The Vikings enter the outing with a 3-11 record after their 8-0 league loss to Traverse City West (Traverse City, MI).