Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Desert Edge Scorpions (Goodyear, AZ) and the visiting La Joya Community Fighting Lobos (Avondale, AZ), saw Desert Edge's soccer squad nudge La Joya Community by a margin of 2-1.

The Scorpions now hold a 6-3 record. They play next when they host Mingus for a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 2. Desert Edge will encounter a Marauders squad coming off a 5-2 non-league loss to Agua Fria (Avondale, AZ). The Marauders record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, La Joya Community moves to 2-5 on the year. The Fighting lobos host Mingus (Cottonwood, AZ) to encounter the Marauders in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 3. The Marauders go into the challenge with a record of 1-4. Mingus lost 5-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Agua Fria (Avondale, AZ)