The San Leandro Pirates basketball squad (San Leandro, CA), was nudged 51-49 in Thursday's league battle with the host Piedmont Highlanders (Piedmont, CA)

With the victory, Piedmont advances its record to 1-4 on the year. The Highlanders travel to University (San Francisco, CA) to meet the Red Devils in a non-league battle on Saturday, January 11. The Red Devils enter the battle with a record of 11-5. University won 70-35 in their recent non-league battle against Branson (Ross, CA)

The Pirates now own a 8-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Berkeley for a battle on Tuesday, January 14. San Leandro will meet a Yellowjackets squad coming off a 57-48 league win over Alameda (Alameda, CA). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 10-2.