The Melissa Cardinals soccer team (Melissa, TX), was nipped 2-1 in Friday's non-league outing with the visiting Longview Lobos (Longview, TX)

With the win, Longview advances its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Lobos travel to Wilson (Dallas, TX) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league outing on Saturday, January 6. The Wildcats go into the outing with a record of 0-2. Wilson lost 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Grapevine (Grapevine, TX)

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Forney Jackrabbits (Forney, TX) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, January 6. Melissa will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Jackrabbits go into the outing with a 1-1 record after their 1-0 non-league loss to Lovejoy (Lucas, TX).