El Diamante Miners (Visalia, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Porterville Panthers (Porterville, CA), 9-2 in a league challenge.

The Miners now sport a 10-14 record. They take the field next when they host Golden West for a East Yosemite challenge on Thursday, May 11. El Diamante will face a Trailblazers squad coming off a 6-2 league loss to Redwood (Visalia, CA). The Trailblazers record now stands at 10-12.

With the loss, Porterville falls to 10-12 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Monache (Porterville, CA) to face the Marauders in a East Yosemite challenge on Thursday, May 11. The Marauders enter the challenge with a record of 15-8. Monache won 6-2 in their recent league challenge against Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA)