Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the Menlo-Atherton Bears (Atherton, CA) and the host Junipero Serra Padres (San Mateo, CA), saw Menlo-Atherton's soccer squad hold off Junipero Serra by a score of 2-1.

The Bears (5-0) will now prepare for their battle against Saint Francis (Mountain View, CA). The Lancers enter the non-league battle with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Saint Francis was nudged by Westmont (Campbell, CA), 1-0, in a non-league challenge.

With the loss, Junipero Serra moves to 2-1 on the year. The Padres host Burlingame (Burlingame, CA) to encounter the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 18. The Panthers go into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Burlingame won 1-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Hollister (Hollister, CA)