Santa Cruz Cardinals (Santa Cruz, CA) fans were pleased Thursday as they observed their soccer team knock off the visiting Harker Eagles (San Jose, CA), 2-0 in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Cardinals confront the Harbor Pirates (Santa Cruz, CA) in a Santa Cruz Coast challenge, on Friday, January 26. Santa Cruz will attempt to better on its 4-2 season record.

The Eagles now have a 1-5 record. They take the field next when they host Menlo School for a West Bay challenge on Friday, January 5. Harker will confront a Knights team coming off a 3-2 non-league win over Menlo-Atherton (Atherton, CA). The Knights record now stands at 2-1.