The Yucaipa Thunderbirds (Yucaipa, CA) soccer nipped the visiting Murrieta Mesa Rams (Murrieta, CA), 1-0 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Thunderbirds now hold a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Vista Murrieta for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 17. Yucaipa will encounter a Broncos squad coming off a 2-1 non-league loss to King (Riverside, CA). The Broncos record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Murrieta Mesa moves to 0-1 on the year. The Rams travel to Linfield Christian (Temecula, CA) to encounter the Lions in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 16. The Lions go into the challenge with a record of 3-3. Linfield Christian lost 4-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Centennial (Corona, CA)