The Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) soccer nipped the visiting Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA), 1-0 in Wednesday's league challenge.

The Cougars now hold a 6-7 record. They play next when they host Los Banos for a Central California Conference challenge on Friday, February 7. Golden Valley will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 1-0 league loss to El Capitan (Merced, CA). The Tigers record now stands at 1-10.

With the loss, Atwater moves to 3-10 on the year. The Falcons host Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA) to encounter the Thunder in a Central California Conference challenge on Friday, February 7. The Thunder go into the challenge with a record of 9-4. Buhach Colony won 3-0 in their recent league challenge against Merced (Merced, CA)