The Santa Maria Saints basketball team (Santa Maria, CA), dropped 45-31 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Orcutt Academy Spartans (Orcutt, CA)

The Spartans now possess a 12-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Morro Bay for a battle on Friday, January 19. Orcutt Academy will battle a Pirates team coming off a 43-32 league loss to Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria, CA). The Pirates record now stands at 0-3.

The Saints (1-4) will now prepare for their battle against Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria, CA). The Panthers come into the battle with a 8-6 record. In their last battle, Pioneer Valley prevailed over Cabrillo (Lompoc, CA), 46-42, in a league battle.