The Empire Ravens held off the host Thatcher Eagles soccer team by a tally of 1-0 in Friday's league game.

Next, the Ravens face the Andrada Polytechnic Mavericks (Tucson, AZ) in a 3A Southeast game, on Tuesday, February 4. Empire will attempt to advance on its 9-5 season record. The Mavericks come into the game with a 1-9 record after their 2-1 league loss to Sabino (Tucson, AZ).

The Eagles (9-8) will now prepare for their game against Sabino (Tucson, AZ). The Sabercats come into the non-league game with a 2-14 record. In their last game, Sabino was nipped by Tanque Verde (Tucson, AZ), 8-0, in a league game.