The Santa Cruz Cardinals basketball squad (Santa Cruz, CA), was outscored 68-50 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Salinas Cowboys (Salinas, CA)

With the victory, Salinas advances its record to 8-0 on the year. The Cowboys travel to Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) to meet the Warriors in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 3-1. Valley Christian won 77-12 in their recent non-league battle against More (San Jose, CA)

The Cardinals now own a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Homestead for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. Santa Cruz will meet a Mustangs squad coming off a 52-51 non-league loss to Los Altos (Los Altos, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-3.