Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the New Bedford Whalers (New Bedford, MA) and the host Attleboro Bombardiers (Attleboro, MA), saw New Bedford's soccer squad hold off Attleboro by a score of 2-1.

The Whalers (1-0) will now prepare for their battle against Diman RVT (Fall River, MA). The Bengals enter the non-league battle with a 0-2 record.

Next up, the Bombardiers confront the Taunton Tigers (Taunton, MA) in a Hockomock battle, on Tuesday, September 10. Attleboro will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 2-1 record after their 2-1 league loss to Foxborough (Foxborough, MA).