The Lathrop Spartans (Lathrop, CA) soccer nipped the visiting Grace Davis Spartans (Modesto, CA), 2-1 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Spartans now hold a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Manteca for a challenge on Friday, December 27. Lathrop will encounter a Buffaloes squad coming off a 6-0 league loss to Patterson (Patterson, CA). The Buffaloes record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, Grace Davis moves to 3-7 on the year. The Spartans travel to Livingston (Livingston, CA) to encounter the Wolves in a challenge on Friday, January 3. The Wolves go into the challenge with a record of 1-4. Livingston won 2-1 in their recent league challenge against Beyer (Modesto, CA)