The Topsail Pirates soccer team (Hampstead, NC), was nipped 4-3 in Thursday's non-league outing with the host Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC)

With the win, Croatan advances its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Northside - Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC) to play the Monarchs in a non-league outing on Monday, September 11. The Monarchs go into the outing with a record of 3-2. Northside - Jacksonville lost 4-2 in their recent non-league outing against White Oak (Jacksonville, NC)

In their next game, the Pirates play the South Brunswick Cougars (Southport, NC) in a Mideastern 3A/4A outing, on Tuesday, September 12. Topsail will attempt to advance on its 2-4 season record. The Cougars go into the outing with a 1-2 record after their 4-0 non-league win over South Columbus (Tabor City, NC).