El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Exeter Monarchs (Exeter, CA), 4-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Miners now own a 3-9 record. They take the field next when they host Hanford for a West Yosemite challenge on Friday, April 30. El Diamante will battle a Bullpups squad coming off a 3-1 non-league win over Bullard (Fresno, CA). The Bullpups record now stands at 2-6.

With the loss, Exeter falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Monarchs travel to Selma (Selma, CA) to battle the Bears in a Central Sequoia challenge on Friday, April 30. The Bears enter the challenge with a record of 4-4. Selma won 3-2 in their recent league challenge against Hanford West (Hanford, CA)