The Hilmar Yellowjackets (Hilmar, CA) softball nipped the visiting Ripon Indians (Ripon, CA), 5-4 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Yellowjackets (9-6) will now prepare for their bout against Hughson (Hughson, CA). The Huskies go into the Trans Valley bout with a 14-3 record. In their last bout, Hughson held off Orestimba (Newman, CA), 11-0, in a league bout.

The Indians now possess a 8-6 record. They play next when they travel to Escalon for a Trans Valley challenge on Thursday, April 14. Ripon will face a Cougars squad coming off a 3-2 league loss to Riverbank (Riverbank, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 5-8.