The St. Monica Mariners (Santa Monica, CA) basketball edged the visiting Palos Verdes Sea Kings (Palos Verdes Estates, CA), 38-32 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Mariners now possess a 10-4 record. They play next when they travel to Victory Christian Academy for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. St. Monica will play a Knights team coming off a 87-82 non-league loss to George Washington (Denver, CO). The Knights record now stands at 2-4.

With the loss, Palos Verdes falls to 6-5 on the campaign. The Sea kings travel to South (Torrance, CA) to play the Spartans in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 11-5. South won 69-57 in their recent league bout against West (Torrance, CA)