The Santa Cruz Cardinals basketball squad (Santa Cruz, CA), was nudged 50-46 in Thursday's league battle with the host Aptos Mariners (Aptos, CA)

With the victory, Aptos advances its record to 14-4 on the year. The Mariners host Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA) to meet the Pirates in a Santa Cruz Coast battle on Saturday, January 25. The Pirates enter the battle with a record of 6-11. Harbor lost 78-40 in their recent league battle against Soquel (Soquel, CA)

The Cardinals now own a 9-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host San Lorenzo Valley for a Santa Cruz Coast battle on Saturday, January 25. Santa Cruz will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 73-38 league loss to Scotts Valley (Scotts Valley, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 4-12.