The crowd at Thursday's league test between the El Cerrito Gauchos (El Cerrito, CA) and the visiting Pinole Valley Spartans (Pinole, CA), saw El Cerrito's soccer squad get by Pinole Valley by a count of 1-0.

The Gauchos now hold a 9-1 record. They play next when they travel to Albany for a TCAL- Rock test on Tuesday, January 9. El Cerrito will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 5-0 league win over Richmond (Richmond, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 8-1.

With the loss, Pinole Valley drops to 5-5 on the season. The Spartans host St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo, CA) to play the Bruins in a TCAL- Rock outing on Tuesday, January 9. The Bruins go into the outing with a record of 0-6. St. Patrick-St. Vincent lost 8-1 in their recent league outing against Albany (Albany, CA)