The San Pedro Pirates (San Pedro, CA) basketball edged the visiting Marquez Gladiators (Huntington Park, CA), 34-33 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Gardena for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. San Pedro will play a Panthers team coming off a 38-35 non-league win over Marymount (Los Angeles, CA). The Panthers record now stands at 5-8.

With the loss, Marquez falls to 6-6 on the campaign. The Gladiators travel to Marymount (Los Angeles, CA) to play the Sailors in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Sailors go into the bout with a record of 6-2. Marymount lost 38-35 in their recent non-league bout against Gardena (Gardena, CA)