The El Camino Wildcats basketball squad (Oceanside, CA), was nudged 61-54 in Monday's non-league battle with the host San Marcos Knights (San Marcos, CA)

With the victory, San Marcos betters its record to 5-1 on the season. The Knights travel to Heritage (Menifee, CA) to battle the Patriots in a non-league contest on Monday, December 29. The Patriots come into the contest with a record of 4-3.

Next up, the Wildcats face the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns (Vista, CA) in a non-league match, on Thursday, December 18. El Camino will attempt to advance on its 3-4 season record. The Longhorns enter the match with a 2-1 record after their 64-60 non-league loss to Rancho Bernardo (San Diego, CA).