The Jackson Day Mariners soccer team (Charlotte, NC), was nipped 2-1 in Thursday's league outing with the visiting HOPE Academy Royals (Concord, NC)

With the win, HOPE Academy advances its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Royals host Liberty Preparatory Christian (Mooresville, NC) to play the Patriots in a Metro Area Athletic outing on Monday, October 3. The Patriots go into the outing with a record of 6-3. Liberty Preparatory Christian won 1-0 in their recent league outing against Carolina Christian (Locust, NC)

In their next game, the Mariners play the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians (Rock Hill, SC) in a non-league outing, on Friday, September 30. Jackson Day will attempt to advance on its 2-5 season record. The Indians go into the outing with a 3-6 record after their 5-1 league loss to Gaston Day (Gastonia, NC).