The Valparaiso Vikings softball team (Valparaiso, IN), 3-1 in Thursday's non-league test with the host Wheeler Bearcats (Valparaiso, IN)

Coming up next, the Bearcats encounter the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles (Lake Station, IN) in a Greater South Shore test, on Monday, April 29. Wheeler will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Fighting Eagles come into the test with a 2-10 record after their 19-4 non-league loss to Hammond Morton (Hammond, IN).

The Vikings (8-8) will now prepare for their test against New Prairie (New Carlisle, IN). The Cougars come into the non-league test with a 10-2 record. In their last test, New Prairie edged South Bend Washington (South Bend, IN), 10-0, in a league test.