The crowd at Friday's league match between the Tri-Valley Vikings (Downs, IL) and the visiting Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL), saw Tri-Valley's softball squad nip Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley by a count of 9-2.

The Vikings now sport a 8-7 record. They take the field next when they host Clinton for a non-league match on Monday, May 2.

With the loss, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley falls to 5-9 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL) to face the Chiefs in a Heart of Illinois match on Monday, May 2. The Chiefs enter the match with a record of 2-16. Deer Creek-Mackinaw lost 5-0 in their recent league match against Heyworth (Heyworth, IL)