The Athens Bulldogs soccer team (The Plains, OH), was nipped 1-0 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Alexander Spartans (Albany, OH)

With the win, Alexander advances its record to 4-8 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Unioto (Chillicothe, OH) to battle the Shermans in a non-league outing on Thursday, October 13. The Shermans go into the outing with a record of 8-6.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Wheelersburg Pirates (Wheelersburg, OH) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, October 1. Athens will attempt to advance on its 6-5 season record. The Pirates go into the outing with a 7-3 record after their 8-1 league win over Northwest (McDermott, OH).