The crowd at Saturday's non-league match between the Niles North Vikings (Skokie, IL) and the visiting Lake View Wildcats (Chicago, IL), saw Niles North's softball squad achieve victory over Lake View by a count of 18-3.

The Vikings now sport a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Maine West for a Central Suburban - North match on Tuesday, April 18. Niles North will face a Warriors squad coming off a 4-0 non-league loss to Mundelein (Mundelein, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Lake View falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Lane Tech (Chicago, IL) to face the Lane Tech in a Chicago Public Red match on Monday, April 17. The Lane Tech enter the match with a record of 11-3. Lane Tech won 4-3 in their recent non-league match against Niles West (Skokie, IL)