The crowd at Thursday's league test between the Monterey Trail Mustangs (Elk Grove, CA) and the host McClatchy Lions (Sacramento, CA), saw Monterey Trail's soccer squad knock off McClatchy by a margin of 3-1.

The Mustangs now sport a 5-3 record. They play next when they host Kennedy for a Metropolitan Conference test on Tuesday, January 3. Monterey Trail will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Elk Grove (Elk Grove, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, McClatchy drops to 3-3 on the season. The Lions travel to Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, CA) to meet the Trojans in a non-league test on Friday, December 16. The Trojans come into the test with a record of 3-0. Oak Ridge won 2-1 in their recent non-league test against Vista del Lago (Folsom, CA)