The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Washington Union Panthers (Fresno, CA) and the visiting El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA), observed Washington Union's basketball team hold off El Diamante by a count of 51-48.

With the victory, Washington Union advances its record to 1-8 on the year. The Panthers host Sanger West (Fresno, CA) to meet the Hornets in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 16. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 9-1. Sanger West won 73-58 in their recent non-league battle against Redwood (Visalia, CA)

The Miners now own a 1-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tulare Union for a non-league challenge on Monday, December 15. El Diamante will battle a The Tribe team coming off a 77-65 non-league win over Kingsburg (Kingsburg, CA). The The Tribe record now stands at 7-0.