The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, CA) and the host Escalon Cougars (Escalon, CA), saw Elk Grove's softball squad achieve victory over Escalon by a count of 14-4.

The Thundering Herd now sport a 9-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Orestimba for a non-league match on Friday, April 14. Elk Grove will face a Warriors squad coming off a 5-1 non-league win over Ceres (Ceres, CA). The Warriors record now stands at 8-2.

With the loss, Escalon falls to 3-8 on the campaign. The Cougars host Ripon (Ripon, CA) to face the Indians in a Trans Valley League match on Wednesday, April 19. The Indians enter the match with a record of 5-1. Ripon lost 5-2 in their recent non-league match against Vacaville (Vacaville, CA)