The El Capitan Gauchos soccer team (Merced, CA), 3-1 in Thursday's league outing with the host Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA)

With the win, Central Valley advances its record to 9-1 on the campaign. The Hawks host Pitman (Turlock, CA) to play the Pride in a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 13. The Pride go into the outing with a record of 2-3.

In their next game, the Gauchos play the Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Tuesday, December 13. El Capitan will attempt to advance on its 2-4 season record. The Falcons go into the outing with a 2-3 record after their 2-0 league loss to Golden Valley (Merced, CA).