San Marcos Royals (Santa Barbara, CA) supporters were pleased Thursday as they observed their soccer team knock off the visiting Ventura Cougars (Ventura, CA), 3-1 in a league challenge.

Next, the Royals confront the Dos Pueblos Chargers (Goleta, CA) in a Channel challenge, on Saturday, December 16. San Marcos will attempt to move on its 2-3 season record. The Chargers enter the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 0-0 league Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA).

The Cougars now possess a 4-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pacifica for a Channel challenge on Tuesday, December 19. Ventura will confront a Tritons team coming off a 1-0 league loss to Buena (Ventura, CA). The Tritons record now stands at 1-3.