The Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) soccer nipped the host El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA), 1-0 in Tuesday's league bout.

With the victory, Golden Valley moves its record to 3-3 on the year. The Cougars host Merced (Merced, CA) to confront the Bears in a Central California Conference bout on Thursday, January 11. The Bears enter the bout with a record of 2-5. Merced lost 3-0 in their recent league bout against Central Valley (Ceres, CA)

In their next game, the Gauchos confront the Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference bout, on Tuesday, January 16. El Capitan will attempt to move on its 3-5 season record. The Thunder enter the bout with a 5-3 record after their 6-0 league win over Atwater (Atwater, CA).