The El Capitan Gauchos the visiting Merced Bears soccer squad by a margin of 3-0 in Thursday's league match.

The Gauchos now sport a 7-5 record. They play next when they host Patterson for a Central California Conference match on Tuesday, January 30. El Capitan will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 2-2 league Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Tigers record now stands at 10-5.

With the loss, Merced drops to 3-10 on the season. The Bears host Atwater (Atwater, CA) to encounter the Falcons in a Central California Conference match on Tuesday, January 30. The Falcons come into the match with a record of 2-11.