The crowd at Friday's league test between the Valley Christian Defenders (Cerritos, CA) and the visiting Maranatha Minutemen (Pasadena, CA), saw Valley Christian's soccer squad knock off Maranatha by a count of 2-0.

The Defenders now hold a 7-5 record. They play next when they host Whittier Christian for a Olympic test on Tuesday, January 9. Valley Christian will meet a Heralds squad coming off a 12-0 league win over Heritage Christian (Northridge, CA). The Heralds record now stands at 8-4.

With the loss, Maranatha drops to 3-7 on the season. The Minutemen host Blair (Pasadena, CA) to meet the Vikings in a non-league test on Monday, January 8. The Vikings come into the test with a record of 3-1. Blair won 3-0 in their recent non-league test against JV Opponent (, )