The Verdugo Hills Dons (Tujunga, CA) soccer nipped the visiting Birmingham Patriots (Lake Balboa, CA), 1-0 in Monday's non-league challenge.

The Dons now hold a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Monroe for a East Valley challenge on Friday, December 6. Verdugo Hills will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Chatsworth (Chatsworth, CA). The Vikings record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Birmingham moves to 1-1 on the year. The Patriots travel to Notre Dame (SO) (Sherman Oaks, CA) to encounter the Knights in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 5. The Knights go into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Notre Dame (SO) won 9-3 in their recent non-league challenge against St. Joseph (Santa Maria, CA)