The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Downey Vikings (Downey, CA) and the visiting Paramount Pirates (Paramount, CA), saw Downey's softball squad nip Paramount by a count of 5-1.

The Vikings now sport a 12-12 record. They take the field next when they host Dominguez for a San Gabriel Valley match on Tuesday, April 26. Downey will face a Dons squad coming off a 13-0 league loss to Gahr (Cerritos, CA). The Dons record now stands at 3-10.

With the loss, Paramount falls to 6-6 on the campaign. The Pirates host Warren (Downey, CA) to face the Bears in a San Gabriel Valley match on Tuesday, April 26. The Bears enter the match with a record of 13-6. Warren won 15-1 in their recent non-league match against Montebello (Montebello, CA)