The Encina Bulldogs basketball team scored 45 points and limited the visiting Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy Lions to 31 in the Bulldogs non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Bulldogs now have a 2-3 record. They play next when they host John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin for a Central Valley California League game on Friday, December 20. Encina will confront a Patriots team coming off a 66-56 league loss to Foresthill (Foresthill, CA). The Patriots record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy falls to 6-3 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Victory Christian (Carmichael, CA) to confront the Vikings in a non-league game on Friday, December 20. The Vikings go into the game with a record of 5-2. Victory Christian won 59-54 in their recent non-league game against Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights, CA)