The El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA) basketball crushed the visiting Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA), 63-36 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Miners now possess a 9-17 record. They play next when they travel to Porterville for a East Yosemite bout on Friday, January 31. El Diamante will play a Panthers team coming off a 57-48 league win over Golden West (Visalia, CA). The Panthers record now stands at 18-7.

With the loss, Mt. Whitney falls to 2-22 on the campaign. The Pioneers host Monache (Porterville, CA) to play the Marauders in a East Yosemite bout on Friday, January 31. The Marauders go into the bout with a record of 14-11. Monache lost 62-51 in their recent league bout against Redwood (Visalia, CA)