The Helix Highlanders basketball team scored 40 points and limited the visiting Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots to 19 in the Highlanders non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Highlanders now have a 5-0 record. They play next when they host Crawford for a non-league game on Thursday, December 12. Helix will confront a Colts team coming off a 1-0 non-league win over San Ysidro (San Diego, CA). The Colts record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Academy of Our Lady of Peace falls to 0-8 on the campaign. The Pilots travel to Otay Ranch (Chula Vista, CA) to confront the Mustangs in a non-league game on Friday, December 13. The Mustangs go into the game with a record of 4-1. Otay Ranch won 71-13 in their recent non-league game against Valhalla (El Cajon, CA)