After flying high against Joplin on Thursday, Branson came back down to earth. The Pirates lost 8-0 to the Smith-Cotton Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, Branson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Smith-Cotton are ranked 41st).
Branson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Smith-Cotton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Coming up, Branson will challenge West Plains at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Smith-Cotton, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Rockwood Summit on the 18th.
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