The Live Oak Lions soccer team (Live Oak, CA), was nipped 1-0 in Thursday's league outing with the host Esparto Spartans (Esparto, CA)

With the win, Esparto advances its record to 9-2 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Colusa (Colusa, CA) to play the RedHawks in a Sac Valley South outing on Friday, January 29. The RedHawks go into the outing with a record of 9-2. Colusa won 2-1 in their recent league outing against Winters (Winters, CA)

In their next game, the Lions play the Winters Warriors (Winters, CA) in a Sac Valley South outing, on Tuesday, February 2. Live Oak will attempt to advance on its 8-3 season record. The Warriors go into the outing with a 6-3 record after their 2-1 league loss to Colusa (Colusa, CA).