Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish (San Francisco, CA) fans were pleased Saturday as they observed their soccer team hold off the visiting Archbishop Riordan Crusaders (San Francisco, CA), 2-1 in a league challenge.

Next, the Fightin' Irish confront the Valley Christian Warriors (San Jose, CA) in a West Catholic challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will attempt to better on its 2-5 season record. The Warriors enter the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 2-1 league loss to Saint Francis (Mountain View, CA).

The Crusaders now have a 2-4 record. They take the field next when they host Saint Francis for a West Catholic challenge on Tuesday, January 9. Archbishop Riordan will confront a Lancers team coming off a 2-1 league win over Valley Christian (San Jose, CA). The Lancers record now stands at 8-0.