The Hickory Hornets held off the visiting Wilmington Greyhounds soccer squad by a margin of 4-3 in Thursday's non-league match.

The Hornets now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Mercer for a non-league match on Tuesday, September 12. Hickory will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Slippery Rock (Slippery Rock, PA). The Mustangs record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Wilmington drops to 1-4 on the season. The Greyhounds travel to Titusville (Titusville, PA) to encounter the Rockets in a non-league match on Monday, September 11. The Rockets come into the match with a record of 1-1. Titusville won 11-0 in their recent non-league match against Oil City (Oil City, PA)