The Santa Ynez Pirates (Santa Ynez, CA) basketball nipped the visiting Nipomo Titans (Nipomo, CA), 57-53 in Tuesday's league test.

The Pirates (9-3) will now prepare for their test against Paso Robles (Paso Robles, CA). The Bearcats go into the Ocean test with a 2-12 record. In their last test, Paso Robles was tipped by Morro Bay (Morro Bay, CA), 47-46, in a league test.

The Titans now own a 7-8 record. They play next when they host San Luis Obispo for a Ocean test on Friday, January 6. Nipomo will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 70-44 league win over Templeton (Templeton, CA). The Tigers record now stands at 10-6.