The Veterans Memorial Patriots smashed the visiting Highlands Owls soccer squad by a margin of 8-1 in Thursday's non-league match.

The Patriots now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Harlandale for a non-league match on Tuesday, January 9.

With the loss, Highlands drops to 0-2 on the season. The Owls travel to South San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) to encounter the Bobcats in a non-league match on Thursday, January 4. The Bobcats come into the match with a record of 0-1. South San Antonio lost 1-0 in their recent non-league match against Tuloso-Midway (Corpus Christi, TX)