The Vale Vikings (Vale, OR) softball routed the host Nyssa Bulldogs (Nyssa, OR), 17-3 in Thursday's league bout.

The Vikings (11-4) will now prepare for their bout against Umatilla (Umatilla, OR). The Vikings go into the non-league bout with a 4-7 record. In their last bout, Umatilla was routed by McLoughlin (Milton-Freewater, OR), 17-2, in a non-league bout.

The Bulldogs now have a 7-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to McLoughlin for a non-league test on Saturday, April 27. Nyssa will encounter a Pioneers team coming off a 8-5 non-league win over Dayton (Dayton, WA). The Pioneers record now stands at 6-6.