Birmingham Patriots (Lake Balboa, CA) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Sylmar Spartans (Sylmar, CA), 72-52 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Birmingham upgrades its record to 1-0 on the season. The Patriots travel to Valencia (Valencia, CA) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 21. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 5-11. Valencia won 80-29 in their recent non-league bout against Hart (Newhall, CA)