MONROE — The Cheesemakers picked up their first win at Badger State Ethanol Stadium with a 5-0 trouncing of Dodgeville/Mineral Point on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Barrett Brandli opened the scoring with a blast from 30 yards away that went through the outstretched hands of the DMP keeper Carter Reed just 5:11 into the contest. Monroe didn’t score again until 10 minutes into the second half, when Nelson Lux-Garcia played a through ball into the box and slipped it past Reed. Just five minutes later, Gustavo Herrera zig zagged through two defenders and sent a blast on target from 25 yards out, making it 3-0. In the 70th minute, Brandli scored for a second time on a header off a corner kick. At 76:09, Herrera took control near the top of the box in traffic, but found a seem through the defensive line and into the bottom left corner of the net for the game’s final goal.

Up next for Monroe is road game at Sugar River at Thursday, Sept. 3 at Sugar River in New Glarus.

Mount Horeb 1, Sugar River 0

BELLEVILLE — The Sugar River Raiders dropped a tough game at home on Thursday, Aug. 27, losing to Mount Horeb 1-0. The Vikings’ lone goal came in the first half. Sugar River plays next at home in New Glarus on Monday against Wisconsin Dells, then two days later on Thursday, Sept. 3 against Monroe.