The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks (Murrieta, CA) softball routed the host Heritage Patriots (Menifee, CA), 9-1 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Nighthawks (1-1) will now prepare for their bout against Elsinore (Wildomar, CA). The Tigers go into the non-league bout with a 1-1 record. In their last bout, Elsinore was routed by Santiago (Corona, CA), 4-1, in a non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 0-2 record. They play next when they travel to Santiago for a non-league bout on Wednesday, February 14. Heritage will confront a Sharks squad coming off a 4-1 non-league win over Elsinore (Wildomar, CA). The Sharks record now stands at 2-0.