The El Capitan Gauchos held off the host Patterson Tigers soccer squad by a margin of 2-1 in Tuesday's league match.

The Gauchos now sport a 6-4 record. They play next when they host Golden Valley for a Central California Conference match on Thursday, February 1. El Capitan will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 2-2 non-league Pitman (Turlock, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 16-2.

With the loss, Patterson drops to 10-5 on the season. The Tigers travel to Atwater (Atwater, CA) to encounter the Falcons in a Central California Conference match on Wednesday, January 31. The Falcons come into the match with a record of 5-8. Atwater won 2-1 in their recent league match against Merced (Merced, CA)