Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA) and the visiting Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA), saw El Diamante's basketball squad hold off Mt. Whitney by a count of 27-21.

With the victory, El Diamante upgrades its record to 7-0 on the campaign. The Miners travel to Porterville (Porterville, CA) to play the Panthers in a challenge on Thursday, January 19. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Porterville won 35-21 in their recent league challenge against Redwood (Visalia, CA)

Next up, the Pioneers play the Monache Marauders (Porterville, CA) in a challenge, on Thursday, January 19. Mt. Whitney will attempt to upgrade on its 3-2 season record. The Marauders come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 36-26 league win over Redwood (Visalia, CA).