The Whittier Cardinals basketball team (Whittier, CA), was nudged 44-39 in Wednesday's league battle with the host La Serna Lancers (Whittier, CA)

The Lancers now possess a 6-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Santa Fe for a Del Rio battle on Friday, January 5. La Serna will confront a Chiefs team coming off a 50-34 non-league win over Bishop Conaty-Loretto (Los Angeles, CA). The Chiefs record now stands at 9-7.

The Cardinals (5-14) will now prepare for their battle against California (Whittier, CA). The Condors come into the Del Rio battle with a 9-7 record. In their last battle, California edged El Rancho (Pico Rivera, CA), 61-32, in a league battle.