The crowd at Friday's non-league test between the Pine Tree Pirates (Longview, TX) and the visiting Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX), saw Pine Tree's soccer squad get by Carthage by a count of 2-1.

The Pirates now hold a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Palestine for a non-league test on Saturday, January 7. Pine Tree will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 1-0 non-league win over Lindale (Lindale, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-0.

With the loss, Carthage drops to 1-2 on the season. The Bulldogs host Athens (Athens, TX) to meet the Hornets in a non-league test on Saturday, January 7. The Hornets come into the test with a record of 2-2. Athens lost 5-1 in their recent non-league test against Kilgore (Kilgore, TX)