Pleasant Valley Vikings (Chico, CA) supporters were pleased Wednesday as they observed their soccer team hold off the visiting University Prep Panthers (Redding, CA), 1-0 in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Vikings confront the Live Oak Lions (Live Oak, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Pleasant Valley will attempt to move on its 6-2 season record. The Lions enter the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 3-1 non-league win over Hamilton (Hamilton City, CA).

The Panthers now possess a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Willows for a non-league challenge on Friday, January 6. University Prep will confront a Honkers team coming off a 6-1 league loss to Williams (Williams, CA). The Honkers record now stands at 1-6.