Spectators at Saturday's non-league match between the Apache Junction Prospectors (Apache Junction, AZ) and the visiting Independence Patriots (Glendale, AZ), witnessed Apache Junction's softball squad tip Independence by a count of 10-6.

The Prospectors now sport a 11-17 record. They play next when they host Cactus Shadows for a 4A Desert Sky match on Tuesday, April 27. Apache Junction will encounter a Falcons team coming off a 8-3 league loss to Queen Creek (Queen Creek, AZ). The Falcons record now stands at 10-12.

The Patriots (5-13) will now prepare for their test against Glendale (Glendale, AZ). The Cardinals come into the 4A Western Sky test with a 1-15 record. In their last test, Glendale was routed by Apollo (Glendale, AZ), 11-1, in a league test.