San Marcos Royals (Santa Barbara, CA) fans were thrilled Thursday as they observed their soccer team knock off the visiting Rio Mesa Spartans (Oxnard, CA), 4-2 in a league challenge.

Next, the Royals confront the Ventura Cougars (Ventura, CA) in a Channel challenge, on Saturday, January 20. San Marcos will attempt to better on its 5-4 season record. The Cougars enter the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 3-2 league loss to Oxnard (Oxnard, CA).

The Spartans now have a 8-8 record. They take the field next when they host Dos Pueblos for a Channel challenge on Saturday, January 20. Rio Mesa will confront a Chargers team coming off a 0-0 league Buena (Ventura, CA). The Chargers record now stands at 4-5.