The Santa Clara Bruins basketball squad (Santa Clara, CA), was outscored 35-22 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Cupertino Pioneers (Cupertino, CA)

With the victory, Cupertino advances its record to 5-4 on the year. The Pioneers host Saratoga (Saratoga, CA) to meet the Falcons in a battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Falcons enter the battle with a record of 6-1.

The Bruins now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mountain View for a battle on Tuesday, January 7. Santa Clara will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 47-25 league win over Palo Alto (Palo Alto, CA). The Spartans record now stands at 4-3.