The Lompoc Braves (Lompoc, CA) basketball toppled the visiting Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA), 79-71 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Braves now possess a 13-2 record. They play next when they host Cabrillo for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Lompoc will play a Conquistadores team coming off a 53-46 non-league loss to Lompoc (Lompoc, CA). The Conquistadores record now stands at 2-8.

With the loss, Taft falls to 7-8 on the campaign. The Wildcats host McFarland (McFarland, CA) to play the Cougars in a South Sequoia bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 14-5. McFarland won 80-46 in their recent non-league bout against Summit Charter Collegiate Academy (Porterville, CA)