El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Justin Garza Guardians (Fresno, CA), 33-28 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, El Diamante upgrades its record to 4-0 on the campaign. The Miners travel to Redwood (Visalia, CA) to play the Rangers in a bout on Tuesday, January 10. The Rangers come into the bout with a record of 10-5. Redwood won 45-28 in their recent non-league bout against Tulare Western (Tulare, CA)