In Friday's league challenge, the visiting Deer Lakes Lancers softball squad scored a tight 5-0 win over the Valley Vikings.

The Lancers now sport a 6-1 record. They take the field next when they host Burrell for a WPIAL 3A 1 challenge on Monday, April 17. Deer Lakes will face a Bucs squad coming off a 4-1 non-league loss to Avonworth (Pittsburgh, PA). The Bucs record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Valley falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Freeport (Freeport, PA) to face the Yellowjackets in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 17. The Yellowjackets enter the challenge with a record of 3-3. Freeport won 14-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh, PA)