The crowd at Tuesday's league test between the Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA) and the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA), saw Atwater's soccer squad get by Merced by a count of 2-1.

The Falcons now hold a 5-8 record. They play next when they host Patterson for a Central California Conference test on Wednesday, January 31. Atwater will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 2-1 league loss to El Capitan (Merced, CA). The Tigers record now stands at 10-5.

With the loss, Merced drops to 2-11 on the season. The Bears host Central Valley (Ceres, CA) to meet the Hawks in a Central California Conference test on Thursday, February 1. The Hawks come into the test with a record of 18-6. Central Valley won 9-1 in their recent league test against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)