Valley Catholic Valiants (Beaverton, OR) fans exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Banks Braves (Banks, OR), 8-6 in a league challenge.

The Valiants now sport a 7-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Seaside for a 4A Cowapa challenge on Thursday, April 28. Valley Catholic will face a Seagulls squad coming off a 12-4 league loss to Valley Catholic (Beaverton, OR). The Seagulls record now stands at 4-8.

With the loss, Banks falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Braves travel to Yamhill-Carlton (Yamhill, OR) to face the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 27. The Tigers enter the challenge with a record of 13-2. Yamhill-Carlton won 5-4 in their recent league challenge against Blanchet Catholic (Salem, OR)