Pacheco Panthers (Los Banos, CA) fans were thrilled Wednesday as they observed their soccer team hold off the visiting Johansen Vikings (Modesto, CA), 2-1 in a league challenge.

Next, the Panthers confront the Lathrop Spartans (Lathrop, CA) in a challenge, on Friday, December 9. Pacheco will attempt to better on its 1-0 season record. The Spartans enter the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 1-0 league win over Ceres (Ceres, CA).

The Vikings now have a 0-4 record. They take the field next when they host Mountain House for a challenge on Friday, December 9. Johansen will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 3-0 non-league win over West (Tracy, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-1.