The Salinas Cowboys (Salinas, CA) softball nipped the visiting Scotts Valley Falcons (Scotts Valley, CA), 4-3 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Cowboys (3-12) will now prepare for their bout against Gilroy (Gilroy, CA). The Mustangs go into the Monterey Bay - Gabilan bout with a 6-13 record. In their last bout, Gilroy was edged by Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA), 9-0, in a non-league bout.

The Falcons now possess a 12-8 record. They play next when they host Aptos for a Santa Cruz Coast bout on Tuesday, April 26. Scotts Valley will confront a Mariners squad coming off a 12-1 league win over Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA). The Mariners record now stands at 12-8.