Apple Valley Sun Devils (Apple Valley, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Sultana Sultans (Hesperia, CA), 11-8 in a league challenge.

The Sun Devils now own a 8-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Serrano for a challenge on Thursday, April 20. Apple Valley will battle a Diamondbacks squad coming off a 10-7 league loss to Hesperia (Hesperia, CA). The Diamondbacks record now stands at 7-7.

With the loss, Sultana falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Sultans host Burroughs (Ridgecrest, CA) to battle the Burros in a challenge on Tuesday, April 18. The Burros enter the challenge with a record of 7-7. Burroughs lost 9-3 in their recent league challenge against Serrano (Phelan, CA)