Esperanza Aztecs (Anaheim, CA) backers went home thrilled Friday as they saw their basketball team smash the visiting Los Alamitos Griffins (Los Alamitos, CA), 73-49 in a non-league contest.

The Aztecs (7-5) will now prepare for their contest against Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, CA). The Sea Hawks enter the non-league outing with a 6-2 record. In their last outing, Redondo Union routed Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA), 50-37, in a non-league outing.

The Griffins (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Wiseburn- Da Vinci (El Segundo, CA). The Wolves enter the non-league outing with a 9-5 record. In their last outing, Wiseburn- Da Vinci was overwhelmed by Rosary Academy (Fullerton, CA), 70-39, in a non-league outing.