The Malibu Sharks basketball squad (Malibu, CA), was crushed 71-13 in Thursday's league battle with the host Santa Paula Cardinals (Santa Paula, CA)

With the victory, Santa Paula advances its record to 15-8 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Fillmore (Fillmore, CA) to meet the Flashes in a Citrus Coast battle on Tuesday, January 28. The Flashes enter the battle with a record of 8-17. Fillmore lost 36-22 in their recent league battle against Nordhoff (Ojai, CA)

The Sharks now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Carpinteria for a Citrus Coast battle on Monday, January 27. Malibu will meet a Warriors squad coming off a 37-36 league win over Channel Islands (Oxnard, CA). The Warriors record now stands at 7-8.