The crowd at Friday's league test between the Maranatha Minutemen (Pasadena, CA) and the visiting Valley Christian Defenders (Cerritos, CA), saw Maranatha's soccer squad get by Valley Christian by a margin of 3-2.

The Minutemen now sport a 8-1 record. They play next when they travel to Western Christian for a non-league test on Monday, January 8. Maranatha will meet a Fighting Lancers squad coming off a 4-0 non-league loss to Azusa (Azusa, CA). The Fighting Lancers record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Valley Christian drops to 1-3 on the season. The Defenders travel to Whittier Christian (La Habra, CA) to meet the Heralds in a test on Tuesday, January 9. The Heralds come into the test with a record of 4-1. Whittier Christian won 7-1 in their recent non-league test against Bosco Tech (Rosemead, CA)