The Torrance Tartars (Torrance, CA) basketball nipped the host San Pedro Pirates (San Pedro, CA), 46-43 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Tartars (6-3) will now prepare for their test against Villa Park (Villa Park, CA). The Spartans go into the non-league test with a 1-1 record. In their last test, Villa Park was tipped by Oak Hills (Hesperia, CA), 63-54, in a non-league test.

The Pirates now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Carson for a test on Wednesday, January 17. San Pedro will encounter a Colts squad coming off a 36-32 non-league loss to Salesian (Los Angeles, CA). The Colts record now stands at 1-5.