The Nordhoff Rangers basketball team (Ojai, CA), was overwhelmed 73-39 in Thursday's league battle with the host Santa Paula Cardinals (Santa Paula, CA)

The Cardinals now possess a 16-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Eastside for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 13. Santa Paula will confront a Lions team coming off a 57-53 league win over Palmdale (Palmdale, CA). The Lions record now stands at 6-14.

The Rangers (3-15) will now prepare for their outing against Carpinteria (Carpinteria, CA). The Warriors go into the Citrus Coast outing with a 9-9 record. In their last outing, Carpinteria was trounced by Cate (Carpinteria, CA), 37-34, in a non-league outing.