The Independence Falcons (Bakersfield, CA) soccer nipped the host Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA), 1-0 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Falcons now hold a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Ridgeview for a challenge on Tuesday, January 14. Independence will encounter a Wolf Pack squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Highland (Bakersfield, CA). The Wolf Pack record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Liberty moves to 4-4 on the year. The Patriots travel to Frontier (Bakersfield, CA) to encounter the Titans in a challenge on Tuesday, January 14. The Titans go into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Frontier lost 4-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Independence (Bakersfield, CA)