San Marcos Royals (Santa Barbara, CA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Rio Mesa Spartans (Oxnard, CA), 44-34 in a league bout.

With the win, San Marcos upgrades its record to 5-14 on the season. The Royals travel to Oxnard (Oxnard, CA) to clash with the Yellowjackets in a bout on Wednesday, January 18. The Yellowjackets go into the bout with a record of 2-4. Oxnard lost 59-54 in their recent non-league bout against Channel Islands (Oxnard, CA)