Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Santa Paula Cardinals (Santa Paula, CA) and the visiting Channel Islands Raiders (Oxnard, CA), saw Santa Paula's basketball squad hold off Channel Islands by a count of 49-44.

With the victory, Santa Paula upgrades its record to 15-4 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) to play the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 25. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. Rio Mesa lost 73-47 in their recent league challenge against San Marcos (Santa Barbara, CA)

Next up, the Raiders play the Hueneme Vikings (Oxnard, CA) in a challenge, on Thursday, January 25. Channel Islands will attempt to upgrade on its 5-6 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 62-22 league loss to Nordhoff (Ojai, CA).