The Porterville Panthers (Porterville, CA) soccer nipped the host Tulare Western Mustangs (Tulare, CA), 2-1 in Friday's non-league bout.

With the victory, Porterville moves its record to 15-0 on the year. The Panthers travel to Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA) to confront the Pioneers in a East Yosemite bout on Tuesday, January 9. The Pioneers enter the bout with a record of 4-9. Mt. Whitney lost 4-0 in their recent non-league bout against Lemoore (Lemoore, CA)

In their next game, the Mustangs confront the Mission Oak Hawks (Tulare, CA) in a West Yosemite outing, on Wednesday, January 10. Tulare Western will attempt to advance on its 12-6 season record. The Hawks go into the outing with a 5-7 record after their 2-2 non-league Golden West (Visalia, CA).