The crowd at Friday's non-league test between the El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA) and the host Merced Bears (Merced, CA), saw El Diamante's soccer squad beat Merced by a margin of 6-2.

The Miners now sport a 5-0 record. They play next when they travel to Buchanan for a non-league test on Saturday, December 3. El Diamante will meet a Bears squad coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA). The Bears record now stands at 2-0.

With the loss, Merced drops to 3-1 on the season. The Bears host Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA) to meet the Thunder in a Central California Conference test on Thursday, December 8. The Thunder come into the test with a record of 3-4. Buhach Colony lost 3-0 in their recent non-league test against Clovis West (Fresno, CA)