Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Porterville Panthers (Porterville, CA) and the host Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA), saw Porterville's basketball squad overcome Mt. Whitney by a tally of 52-40.

With the victory, Porterville improves its record to 10-12 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Redwood (Visalia, CA) to confront the Rangers in a East Yosemite test on Tuesday, January 30. The Rangers go into the test with a record of 17-8. Redwood won 62-52 in their recent league test against El Diamante (Visalia, CA)

The Pioneers now own a 7-16 record. They play next when they travel to Golden West for a East Yosemite test on Wednesday, January 31. Mt. Whitney will encounter a Trailblazers squad coming off a 66-50 league loss to Monache (Porterville, CA). The Trailblazers record now stands at 13-11.