The St. Mary's Academy Belles (Inglewood, CA) soccer nipped the host Hawthorne Cougars (Hawthorne, CA), 1-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Belles now hold a 4-7 record. They play next when they host St. Monica for a challenge on Tuesday, January 7. St. Mary's Academy will encounter a Mariners squad coming off a 1-0 non-league loss to Hueneme (Oxnard, CA). The Mariners record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Hawthorne moves to 2-4 on the year. The Cougars travel to Santee (Los Angeles, CA) to encounter the Falcons in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 27. The Falcons go into the challenge with a record of 2-5. Santee lost 5-0 in their recent league challenge against Jefferson (Los Angeles, CA)