The North Reading Hornets soccer squad scored 6 points and held the visiting Newburyport Clippers to 1 in the Hornets league victory on Thursday.

The Hornets now hold a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Triton Regional for a Cape Ann bout on Tuesday, September 9. North Reading will play a Vikings squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to Rockport (Rockport, MA). The Vikings record now stands at 0-5.

The Clippers (0-2) will now prepare for their game against Pentucket Regional (West Newbury, MA). The enter the Cape Ann game with a 3-1 record. In their last game, Pentucket Regional held off Essex North Shore Agric & Tech School (Hathorne, MA), 3-1, in a league game.