The Beckman Patriots (Irvine, CA) basketball toppled the visiting Paramount Pirates (Paramount, CA), 58-43 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 12-6 record. They play next when they travel to Mission Viejo for a Sea View bout on Tuesday, January 14. Beckman will play a Diablos team coming off a 70-33 league loss to El Toro (Lake Forest, CA). The Diablos record now stands at 6-15.

With the loss, Paramount falls to 12-7 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Downey (Downey, CA) to play the Vikings in a Gateway bout on Wednesday, January 15. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 10-10. Downey lost 56-24 in their recent league bout against Lynwood (Lynwood, CA)