The Santa Paula Cardinals basketball team scored 56 points and limited the visiting Nordhoff Rangers to 41 in the Cardinals league triumph on Thursday.

The Cardinals now possess a 14-8 record. They play next when they host Malibu for a Citrus Coast game on Thursday, January 23.

With the loss, Nordhoff falls to 10-7 on the campaign. The Rangers host Carpinteria (Carpinteria, CA) to play the Warriors in a Citrus Coast game on Tuesday, January 21. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 5-7. Carpinteria lost 40-31 in their recent non-league game against Cate (Carpinteria, CA)