The Santa Cruz Cardinals basketball squad (Santa Cruz, CA), lost 63-50 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting King's Academy Knights (Sunnyvale, CA)

With the victory, King's Academy advances its record to 6-1 on the year. The Knights travel to Agoura (Agoura, CA) to meet the Chargers in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 26. The Chargers enter the battle with a record of 4-6.

The Cardinals now own a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mountain View for a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. Santa Cruz will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 71-42 non-league win over Scotts Valley (Scotts Valley, CA). The Spartans record now stands at 5-1.