Peninsula’s first conference test was a doozy.

The Pirates clung to a three-point halftime lead but wound up on the short end of a 66-59 decision at No. 4-ranked Edmonds on Jan. 9.

With leading scorers Deonte Dixon and Ryley Callaghan having an off-night from the field (a combined five-for-25), Darrion Daniels came off the bench to score 25 points — including 10-for-14 from the free throw line — for Peninsula.

Malik Mayeux added six points and nine rebounds for PC (0-1 in conference play, 7-8 overall).

Zach Walton led Edmonds (1-0, 12-2) with 16 points.

Peninsula’s poor shooting led to a 65-53 loss at Pierce on Jan. 6. Alex Jones led the charge for the host Raiders with 18 points.

Dixon led PC with 12 points but shot just 2-of-11 from the 3-point line. He and Callaghan (2-of-11 overall) both struggled, as the Pirates hit just 28 percent from the floor and 15 percent from long range for the night.

Mayeux was a bright spot for PC, scoring 11 points and grabbing a game-high 15 rebounds.

Looking ahead

Peninsula gets back-to-back home games this week, hosting Whatcom on (0-1, 13-4) Jan. 13 and Everett on Jan. 16 before a road game at Olympic on Jan. 20.

North Region standings

(as of Jan. 10)

Team Conf. Over.

Edmonds       1-0 12-2

Everett 1-0 10-6

Olympic 1-0 3-9

Shoreline 1-0 6-6

Bellevue 0-1 9-7

Peninsula  0-1 7-8

Sk. Valley 0-1 7-7

Whatcom 0-1 13-4