The Rio Hondo College men's soccer team has made it be known the Roadrunners will be a threat in the upcoming postseason. Facing its biggest challenge so far, No. 14 state-ranked Rio Hondo handed No. 1 El Camino College its first loss of the season, a 4-1 defeat in Torrance on Friday.

El Camino earned the state's top ranking for the first time this week after winning its first 10 games of the season. After a tie last Friday, Rio Hondo is unbeaten in its last five games. The Roadrunners improved to 8-1-2 overall and 2-0 in South Coast Conference play.

After a scoreless first half, Rio Hondo got goals from for different Roadrunners in an offensive final 45 minutes. Maximilian De Anda scored first for Rio Hondo, as he knocked in a free kick from outside the box past El Camino goalkeeper Luis Garibay in the 48^th minute.

Adan Villarreal and Juan Rodriguez extended the Rio Hondo lead to 3-0 thanks to their goals in the 53^rd and 58^th minutes. The Warriors finally broke up the shutout, getting a goal from Eli Ristovski in the 62^nd minute. And the Roadrunners' Sebastian Sandoval closed out the scoring, getting the final goal in the 85^th minute to complete the rout.

Arturo Bustamante was solid in goal for the Roadrunners. El Camino outshot Rio Hondo by a 13-9 margin, but Bustamante came up with five saves.

The Roadrunners return to SCC action on Tuesday (Oct. 12) when they host Long Beach City College in a 4 p.m. match.