The crowd at Thursday's non-league test between the Melbourne Bulldogs (Melbourne, FL) and the host Palm Bay Pirates (Melbourne, FL), saw Melbourne's soccer squad beat Palm Bay by a margin of 5-1.

The Bulldogs now sport a 7-2 record. They play next when they host Lakeland Christian for a non-league test on Thursday, January 5. Melbourne will meet a Vikings team coming off a 1-1 non-league Forest (Ocala, FL). The Vikings record now stands at 5-3.

In their next game, the Pirates play the Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Patriots (Palm Bay, FL) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 16. Palm Bay will attempt to advance on its 2-5 season record. The Patriots go into the outing with a 4-2 record after their 7-4 non-league win over Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, FL).