Northside Vikings (Roanoke, VA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Cave Spring Knights (Roanoke, VA), 7-6 in a non-league challenge.

The Vikings now own a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they host Glenvar for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 5. Northside will battle a Highlanders squad coming off a 12-10 non-league loss to Carroll County (Hillsville, VA). The Highlanders record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Cave Spring falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Christiansburg (Christiansburg, VA) to battle the Blue Demons in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 8. The Blue Demons enter the challenge with a record of 3-1. Christiansburg won 25-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Patrick Henry (Roanoke, VA)