In Friday's league challenge, the Santa Paula Cardinals (Santa Paula, CA) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Malibu Sharks (Malibu, CA), by a final score of 12-2.

With the win, Santa Paula upgrades its record to 7-6 on the season. The Cardinals host Nordhoff (Ojai, CA) to encounter the Rangers in a challenge on Monday, March 27. The Rangers come into the challenge with a record of 2-4.

With the defeat, Malibu falls to 1-5 on the season. The Sharks travel to Fillmore (Fillmore, CA) to encounter the Flashes in a challenge on Wednesday, March 29. The Flashes come into the challenge with a record of 3-6. Fillmore lost 14-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Oak Park (Oak Park, CA)