The Pearl Pirates soccer team (Pearl, MS), was nipped 1-0 in Friday's non-league outing with the visiting Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS)

With the win, Brandon advances its record to 9-1 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Meridian (Meridian, MS) to play the Wildcats in a 6A Region 6 outing on Tuesday, January 10. The Wildcats go into the outing with a record of 0-8. Meridian lost 8-0 in their recent league outing against Brandon (Brandon, MS)

In their next game, the Pirates play the Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS) in a 6A Region 5 outing, on Tuesday, January 10. Pearl will attempt to advance on its 6-5 season record. The Cougars go into the outing with a 13-1 record after their 5-0 non-league win over Oxford (Oxford, MS).