The El Capitan Gauchos soccer team (Merced, CA), was nipped 1-0 in Monday's league outing with the host Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA)

With the win, Patterson moves its record to 6-1 on the campaign. The Tigers host Merced (Merced, CA) to battle the Bears in a Central California Conference outing on Thursday, January 26. The Bears go into the outing with a record of 6-3. Merced won 4-1 in their recent league outing against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)

In their next game, the Gauchos battle the Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Tuesday, January 24. El Capitan will attempt to move on its 4-8 season record. The Hawks go into the outing with a 12-4 record after their 2-1 league win over Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA).