The Marshall Phoenix (San Francisco, CA) basketball nipped the host Balboa Buccaneers (San Francisco, CA), 52-48 in Friday's league test.

The Phoenix (5-8) will now prepare for their test against Galileo (San Francisco, CA). The Lions go into the Academic 1 test with a 8-11 record. In their last test, Galileo was tipped by Mission (San Francisco, CA), 68-67, in a league test.

The Buccaneers now own a 5-13 record. They play next when they host Wallenberg for a Academic 1 test on Tuesday, January 24. Balboa will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 81-43 league loss to Lincoln (San Francisco, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-14.