The El Diamante Miners basketball squad (Visalia, CA), was outscored 30-20 in Thursday's league battle with the host Monache Marauders (Porterville, CA)

With the victory, Monache advances its record to 6-5 on the year. The Marauders travel to Porterville (Porterville, CA) to meet the Panthers in a battle on Monday, January 27. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 1-4. Porterville lost 49-14 in their recent league battle against Redwood (Visalia, CA)

The Miners now own a 11-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mt. Whitney for a battle on Wednesday, January 29. El Diamante will meet a Pioneers squad coming off a 75-8 league loss to Redwood (Visalia, CA). The Pioneers record now stands at 1-5.