El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) fans were pleased Tuesday as they observed their soccer team triumph over the host Merced Bears (Merced, CA), 9-1 in a league challenge.

Next, the Gauchos confront the Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference challenge, on Wednesday, December 20. El Capitan will attempt to better on its 3-2 season record.

The Bears now have a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Atwater for a Central California Conference challenge on Thursday, January 4. Merced will confront a Falcons team coming off a 12-0 league loss to Patterson (Patterson, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 2-5.