Animo Venice Pirates (Los Angeles, CA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Huntington Park Spartans (Huntington Park, CA), 81-69 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Animo Venice upgrades its record to 15-9 on the season. The Pirates host Simon Tech (Los Angeles, CA) to clash with the Huskies in a Ocean bout on Tuesday, January 30. The Huskies go into the bout with a record of 2-9. Simon Tech lost 1-0 in their recent league bout against New Designs Watts (Los Angeles, CA)

Next up, the Spartans clash with the Garfield Bulldogs (Los Angeles, CA) in a Eastern bout, on Monday, January 29. Huntington Park will attempt to upgrade on its 10-15 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 18-2 record after their 57-39 league win over South East (South Gate, CA).