The Soledad Aztecs (Soledad, CA) basketball crushed the visiting Carmel Padres (Carmel, CA), 48-20 in Thursday's league test.

The Aztecs (14-6) will now prepare for their test against Stevenson (Pebble Beach, CA). The Pirates go into the PCAL - Mission test with a 4-15 record. In their last test, Stevenson was trounced by Seaside (Seaside, CA), 39-36, in a league test.

The Padres now own a 1-19 record. They play next when they host Greenfield for a PCAL - Mission test on Monday, February 5. Carmel will encounter a Bruins squad coming off a 56-47 league win over Seaside (Seaside, CA). The Bruins record now stands at 16-5.