The crowd at Friday's league test between the Aptos Mariners (Aptos, CA) and the host Santa Cruz Cardinals (Santa Cruz, CA), saw Aptos's soccer squad knock off Santa Cruz by a margin of 2-0.

The Mariners now sport a 6-2 record. They play next when they host Harbor for a Santa Cruz Coast test on Wednesday, January 24. Aptos will meet a Pirates squad coming off a 3-1 league win over Soquel (Soquel, CA). The Pirates record now stands at 8-2.

With the loss, Santa Cruz drops to 5-3 on the season. The Cardinals travel to San Lorenzo Valley (Felton, CA) to meet the Cougars in a Santa Cruz Coast test on Wednesday, January 24. The Cougars come into the test with a record of 3-3. San Lorenzo Valley lost 3-0 in their recent league test against Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA)