The St. Margaret's Tartans basketball squad (San Juan Capistrano, CA), was nudged 60-57 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Sage Hill Lightning (Newport Beach, CA)

With the victory, Sage Hill advances its record to 11-6 on the year. The Lightning host Woodbridge (Irvine, CA) to meet the Warriors in a Pacific Coast battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 11-10. Woodbridge won 52-43 in their recent league battle against University (Irvine, CA)

The Tartans now own a 7-14 record. They put it on the line next when they host Portola for a Pacific Coast battle on Tuesday, January 21. St. Margaret's will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 69-63 league loss to Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 8-14.