The Porterville Panthers bounced the host El Diamante Miners basketball squad by a final score of 67-34 in Wednesday's league outing.

Next, the Panthers face the Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA) in a East Yosemite outing, on Friday, January 17. Porterville will attempt to upgrade on its 15-6 season record. The Pioneers enter the outing with a 2-18 record after their 75-37 league loss to Monache (Porterville, CA).

The Miners (8-14) will now prepare for their outing against Redwood (Visalia, CA). The Rangers enter the East Yosemite outing with a 11-8 record. In their last outing, Redwood routed Golden West (Visalia, CA), 59-52, in a league outing.