The Branson Pirates (Branson, MO) soccer overwhelmed the host Aurora Houn Dawgs (Aurora, MO), 5-0 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Pirates now hold a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Lighthouse Christian for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 28. Branson will encounter a Chargers squad coming off a 8-0 non-league win over Monett (Monett, MO). The Chargers record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Aurora moves to 0-3 on the year. The Houn dawgs travel to Cassville (Cassville, MO) to encounter the Wildcats in a Class 2 District 5 challenge on Saturday, March 29. The Wildcats go into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Cassville lost 5-1 in their recent league challenge against New Covenant Academy (Springfield, MO)