The El Capitan Gauchos soccer team (Merced, CA), was nipped 2-1 in Thursday's league outing with the host Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA)

With the win, Patterson advances its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Tigers host Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA) to play the Thunder in a Central California Conference outing on Tuesday, January 9. The Thunder go into the outing with a record of 4-2. Buhach Colony lost 2-1 in their recent league outing against Central Valley (Ceres, CA)

In their next game, the Gauchos play the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Tuesday, January 9. El Capitan will attempt to advance on its 3-4 season record. The Cougars go into the outing with a 2-3 record after their 1-0 league loss to Central Valley (Ceres, CA).