The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Valley Vikings (Sacramento, CA) and the host Natomas Nighthawks (Sacramento, CA), saw Valley's softball squad nip Natomas by a count of 20-14.

The Vikings now sport a 1-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Johnson for a Greater Sacramento match on Tuesday, April 23.

With the loss, Natomas falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Nighthawks host Florin (Sacramento, CA) to face the Panthers in a Greater Sacramento match on Friday, April 12. The Panthers enter the match with a record of 0-4. Florin lost 18-0 in their recent league match against Cordova (Rancho Cordova, CA)