The North Boone Vikings (Poplar Grove, IL) softball routed the host Byron Tigers (Byron, IL), 15-1 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Vikings (17-3) will now prepare for their bout against Lutheran (Rockford, IL). The Crusaders go into the Big Northern bout with a 2-16 record. In their last bout, Lutheran was routed by Stillman Valley (Stillman Valley, IL), 12-2, in a league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 5-12 record. They play next when they host Oregon for a Big Northern bout on Wednesday, May 1. Byron will confront a Hawks squad coming off a 8-4 league loss to Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 13-9.