The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Valley Christian Defenders (Cerritos, CA) and the visiting Artesia Pioneers (Lakewood, CA), saw Valley Christian's softball squad achieve victory over Artesia by a count of 13-1.

The Defenders now sport a 4-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Saint Joseph for a non-league match on Saturday, February 24. Valley Christian will face a Jesters squad coming off a 5-0 non-league win over Katella (Anaheim, CA). The Jesters record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Artesia falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Katella (Anaheim, CA) to face the Knights in a non-league match on Saturday, February 24. The Knights enter the match with a record of 0-5. Katella lost 5-0 in their recent non-league match against Saint Joseph (Lakewood, CA)