As the temperature dropped early Friday evening, the Palo Alto Vikings (6-4-2, 4-1-0) were locked into a battle for first place with the Los Gatos Wildcats (7-2-2, 4-0-1) in the CCS SCVAL division.

The final score was 1-0 for Los Gatos, but this game could not have been any closer. In a game that featured two high-powered offenses and two impenetrable defenses, it took Los Gatos three attempts in one possession to finally score. With Los Gatos often fielding eight offensive players at once, the Palo Alto defense needed all the help they could get.