In Friday's league outing, the Morningside Monarchs (Inglewood, CA) basketball squad nipped the host Beverly Hills Normans (Beverly Hills, CA), by a margin of 48-41.

The Monarchs (7-14) will now prepare for their outing against Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA). The Olympians go into the Ocean outing with a 21-4 record. In their last outing, Leuzinger was tipped by Lynwood (Lynwood, CA), 57-53, in a non-league outing.

The Normans now own a 13-12 record. They play next when they travel to South Gate for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 28. Beverly Hills will encounter a Rams squad coming off a 41-34 league loss to Legacy (South Gate, CA). The Rams record now stands at 9-14.