The St. Monica Mariners (Santa Monica, CA) basketball knocked off the host St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors (Downey, CA), 40-28 in Tuesday's league test.

The Mariners (5-6) will now prepare for their test against Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro, CA). The Stars go into the Santa Fe test with a 11-4 record. In their last test, Mary Star of the Sea notched a victory over Selma (Selma, CA), 79-33, in a non-league test.

The Warriors now own a 1-9 record. They play next when they host Pomona Catholic for a Santa Fe test on Thursday, January 13. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will encounter a Pacers squad coming off a 56-10 league loss to St. Bernard (Playa del Rey, CA). The Pacers record now stands at 2-10.