The El Diamante Miners bounced the visiting Mt. Whitney Pioneers basketball squad by a final score of 31-2 in Thursday's league outing.

Next, the Miners clash with the Porterville Panthers (Porterville, CA) in a outing, on Wednesday, January 15. El Diamante will attempt to upgrade on its 9-2 season record. The Panthers come into the outing with a 1-2 record after their 31-9 league loss to Redwood (Visalia, CA).

The Pioneers (1-3) will now prepare for their outing against Monache (Porterville, CA). The Marauders come into the outing with a 2-5 record. In their last outing, Monache was overwhelmed by Redwood (Visalia, CA), 39-24, in a league outing.