The Santa Maria Cougars tipped the visiting Harvest Christian basketball team by a final score of 70-64 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Ben Bolt Badgers (Ben Bolt, TX) in a 2A Region IV District 32 game, on Wednesday, January 3. Santa Maria will attempt to move on its 2-8 season record.

With the defeat, Harvest Christian moves to 14-7 on the year. The host IDEA Quest College Prep (Edinburg, TX) to face the Trailblazers in a non-league game on Friday, December 29. The Trailblazers enter the battle with a record of 13-3. IDEA Quest College Prep won 86-36 in their recent league battle against Vanguard Academy Mozart (Alamo, TX)