The RCHS varsity boys soccer team is off to a great start with a 3-1 record during the pre-season. The league games are set to begin on January 6, 2023.

“We started off really strong but we got a little too confident in our last game,” head coach Edgar Rodriguez said. “Alta Loma was a team we should’ve beat but we just made a couple mistakes and ended up losing that game.”

Rodriguez helps with the drills and tactics for the games. Rodriguez also substitutes the players out for which people go in and out the field.

“I look forward to what we have,” Rodriguez said. “We finally built an actual team, a team that plays together and actually looks out for each other.”

On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Cougars defeated Ganesha High School 1-0. The game was tied with a 0-0 score until the very end when senior Kieon Donato scored the winning goal.

The boys soccer team is currently in the pre-season. Pre-season games take place in order for the regular season to begin.

“I think we have a good chance at playing in the league and going forward with that,” senior and center defense mid Victor Garcia said. “This is my first year on varsity so I haven’t been playing with other kids who are at a higher level than where I was before… [but my] skills have gotten better.”