The La Quinta Blackhawks soccer team (La Quinta, CA), was nipped 1-0 in Wednesday's league outing with the visiting Palm Springs Indians (Palm Springs, CA)

With the win, Palm Springs advances its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Indians host Xavier Prep (Palm Desert, CA) to play the Saints in a Desert Empire outing on Friday, January 13. The Saints go into the game with a record of 6-2. Xavier Prep lost 3-2 in their recent league game against Shadow Hills (Indio, CA)

The Blackhawks (8-4) will now prepare for their game against Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA). The Rattlers go into the Desert Empire game with a 2-5 record. In their last game, Rancho Mirage was nudged by Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA), 4-0, in a league game.