The Rodriguez Mustangs basketball team (Fairfield, CA), was nudged 66-59 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Pittsburg Pirates (Pittsburg, CA)

The Pirates now possess a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Heritage for a battle on Tuesday, January 16. Pittsburg will confront a Patriots team coming off a 53-44 league win over Deer Valley (Antioch, CA). The Patriots record now stands at 8-5.

The Mustangs (8-7) will now prepare for their battle against Wood (Vacaville, CA). The Wildcats come into the battle with a 3-7 record. In their last battle, Wood was nudged by Vanden (Fairfield, CA), 63-41, in a league battle.