Waterford Wildcats (Waterford, CA) fans were thrilled Monday as they observed their soccer team hold off the host Ripon Christian Knights (Ripon, CA), 2-1 in a league challenge.

Next, the Wildcats face the Delhi Hawks (Delhi, CA) in a Southern League challenge, on Wednesday, January 3. Waterford will attempt to better on its 7-4 season record. The Hawks enter the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 3-1 league win over Denair (Denair, CA).

The Knights now have a 4-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Ripon for a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 21. Ripon Christian will face a Indians team coming off a 1-1 non-league Tokay (Lodi, CA). The Indians record now stands at 5-7.