Fans at Friday's league battle between the Santa Paula Cardinals (Santa Paula, CA) and the visiting Fillmore Flashes (Fillmore, CA), saw Santa Paula's soccer squad hold off Fillmore by a count of 2-1.

The Cardinals (11-2) will now prepare for their battle against Carpinteria (Carpinteria, CA). The Warriors enter the Citrus Coast battle with a 3-3 record. In their last battle, Carpinteria tipped Channel Islands (Oxnard, CA), 4-0, in a league battle.

Next up, the Flashes battle the Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, December 26. Fillmore will attempt to upgrade on its 6-2 season record. The Patriots enter the battle with a 6-0 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Golden Valley (Bakersfield, CA).