Lemon Bay Manta Rays (Englewood, FL) fans went home in high spirits Thursday as they observed their soccer squad knock off the visiting Port Charlotte Pirates (Port Charlotte, FL), 3-1 in a non-league outing.

The Manta Rays (2-3) will now prepare for their outing against Out-of-Door Academy (Sarasota, FL). The Thunder come into the non-league test with a 3-2 record. In their last test, Out-of-Door Academy by Seffner Christian (Seffner, FL), 2-1, in a non-league test.

The Pirates now have a 1-6 record. They play next when they host Cardinal Mooney for a non-league bout on Monday, November 24. Port Charlotte will play a Cougars squad coming off a 5-2 non-league loss to Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, FL). The Cougars record now stands at 2-4.