The Independence Patriots soccer team scored 5 points and limited the host Glendale Cardinals to 3 in the Patriots league victory on Thursday.

Next, the Patriots face the Copper Canyon Aztecs (Glendale, AZ) in a 5A Central Valley contest, on Tuesday, January 16. Independence will attempt to better on its 6-5 season record. The Aztecs enter the contest with a 9-3 record after their 4-0 league loss to Kofa (Yuma, AZ).

The Cardinals now have a 2-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Cortez for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 16. Glendale will face a Colts team coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Independence (Glendale, AZ). The Colts record now stands at 0-8.