Santa Paula Cardinals (Santa Paula, CA) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Channel Islands Raiders (Oxnard, CA), 48-33 in a league bout.

With the win, Santa Paula upgrades its record to 1-0 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Channel Islands (Oxnard, CA) to clash with the Raiders in a bout on Friday, January 20. The Raiders go into the bout with a record of 2-7.

Next up, the Raiders clash with the Hueneme Vikings (Oxnard, CA) in a bout, on Friday, December 16. Channel Islands will attempt to upgrade on its 2-7 season record. The Vikings go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 0-0 non-league Moorpark (Moorpark, CA).