Health Sciences Surgeons (San Diego, CA) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Mountain Empire Redhawks (Pine Valley, CA), 55-43 in a league bout.

With the victory, Health Sciences upgrades its record to 1-11 on the campaign. The Surgeons host Ocean View Christian (San Diego, CA) to play the Patriots in a Pioneer bout on Thursday, February 2. The Patriots come into the bout with a record of 9-7. Ocean View Christian won 52-27 in their recent league bout against Mountain Empire (Pine Valley, CA)

Next up, the Redhawks play the Ocean View Christian Patriots (San Diego, CA) in a Pioneer bout, on Wednesday, February 1. Mountain Empire will attempt to upgrade on its 0-14 season record. The Patriots come into the bout with a 8-7 record after their 75-68 league loss to High Tech NC (San Marcos, CA).