The El Capitan Gauchos football team (Merced, CA), was knocked off 30-0 in Thursday's league challenge with the host Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA)

The Falcons (4-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Patterson (Patterson, CA). The Tigers come into the challenge with a 1-4 record. In their last challenge, Patterson was knocked off by Merced (Merced, CA), 43-0, in a league challenge.

The Gauchos now sport a 1-3 record. They take the field next when they host Merced for a challenge on Thursday, October 5. El Capitan will meet a Bears team coming off a 43-0 league win over Patterson (Patterson, CA). The Bears record now stands at 5-1.