Santa Maria Saints (Santa Maria, CA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Morro Bay Pirates (Morro Bay, CA), 64-55 in a league bout.

With the win, Santa Maria upgrades its record to 10-6 on the season. The Saints travel to San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) to play the Tigers in a Ocean bout on Monday, January 9. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 10-7. San Luis Obispo lost 66-54 in their recent league bout against Nipomo (Nipomo, CA)

Next up, the Pirates play the Orcutt Academy Spartans (Orcutt, CA) in a Ocean bout, on Monday, January 9. Morro Bay will attempt to upgrade on its 2-13 season record. The Spartans go into the bout with a 7-8 record after their 70-38 league loss to Templeton (Templeton, CA).