The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Monache Marauders (Porterville, CA) and the host El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA), observed Monache's basketball team overwhelm El Diamante by a score of 47-14.

The Marauders (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Porterville (Porterville, CA). The Panthers come into the challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, Porterville was routed by Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA), 35-29, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Miners encounter the Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 29. El Diamante will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 12-5 record after their 44-36 league win over Golden West (Visalia, CA).