The Magnolia Science Academy Pirates (Santa Ana, CA) basketball nipped the visiting Orange County Christian Eagles (Anaheim, CA), 1-0 in Friday's league test.

The Pirates (2-6) will now prepare for their test against Liberty Christian (Huntington Beach, CA). The Minutemen go into the Western test with a 3-2 record. In their last test, Liberty Christian got by Glenn (Norwalk, CA), 36-33, in a non-league test.

The Eagles now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Vista Meridian for a Western test on Tuesday, January 16. Orange County Christian will encounter a Meridian Eagles squad coming off a 59-13 league loss to Samueli Academy (Santa Ana, CA). The Meridian Eagles record now stands at 2-9.