Queen Creek Bulldogs (Queen Creek, AZ) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Sunnyslope Vikings (Phoenix, AZ), 8-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Bulldogs now own a 15-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Desert Vista for a 6A Central challenge on Friday, March 31. Queen Creek will battle a Thunder squad coming off a 4-0 league loss to Queen Creek (Queen Creek, AZ). The Thunder record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, Sunnyslope falls to 14-4 on the campaign. The Vikings host O'Connor (Phoenix, AZ) to battle the Eagles in a 6A Desert Valley challenge on Friday, March 31. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 8-8. O'Connor won 4-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Cibola (Yuma, AZ)