The Thomas Dale Knights (Chester, VA) softball routed the host Hopewell Blue Devils (Hopewell, VA), 17-8 in Thursday's league outing.

The Knights now sport a 3-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to James River Midlothian for a non-league outing on Friday, April 25. Thomas Dale will encounter a Rapids team coming off a 13-1 league loss to Manchester (Midlothian, VA). The Rapids record now stands at 1-7.

With the loss, Hopewell moves to 2-8 on the season. The Blue devils travel to Henrico (Richmond, VA) to encounter the Warriors in a non-league outing on Saturday, April 26. The Warriors come into the outing with a record of 2-6. Henrico lost 21-11 in their recent non-league outing against Hopewell (Hopewell, VA)