The Kennedy Cougars (Sacramento, CA) basketball edged the host Mesa Verde Mavericks (Citrus Heights, CA), 63-56 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Antelope for a bout on Wednesday, January 22. Kennedy will play a Titans team coming off a 58-50 league win over Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento, CA). The Titans record now stands at 16-5.

With the loss, Mesa Verde falls to 2-13 on the campaign. The Mavericks travel to Sutter (Sutter, CA) to play the Huskies in a bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Huskies go into the bout with a record of 2-6. Sutter lost 51-48 in their recent league bout against Rio Linda (Rio Linda, CA)