The South Spartans soccer team (Bakersfield, CA), was nipped 1-0 in Saturday's non-league outing with the host Pioneer Valley Panthers (Santa Maria, CA)

With the win, Pioneer Valley advances its record to 4-1 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez, CA) to battle the Pirates in a non-league outing on Monday, December 18. The Pirates go into the outing with a record of 1-8.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the Centennial Golden Hawks (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league outing, on Wednesday, December 13. South will attempt to advance on its 3-4 season record. The Golden Hawks go into the outing with a 7-1 record after their 3-1 non-league win over Arroyo Grande (Arroyo Grande, CA).