The San Leandro Pirates (San Leandro, CA) basketball nipped the host Castro Valley Trojans (Castro Valley, CA), 50-46 in Wednesday's league test.

The Pirates (5-5) will now prepare for their test against St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda, CA). The Pilots go into the test with a 10-7 record. In their last test, St. Joseph Notre Dame got by Berkeley (Berkeley, CA), 66-64, in a league test.

The Trojans now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they travel to Alameda for a test on Friday, January 26. Castro Valley will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 55-51 league win over Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA). The Hornets record now stands at 14-4.