Fort Walton Beach Vikings (Fort Walton Beach, FL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets (Mt. Vernon, OH), 4-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Vikings now own a 10-6 record. They take the field next when they host Whitney Young for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 7. Fort Walton Beach will battle a Dolphins squad coming off a 6-5 non-league loss to Walton (DeFuniak Springs, FL). The Dolphins record now stands at 7-6.

With the loss, Mt. Vernon falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets travel to Muhlenberg County (Greenville, KY) to battle the in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 7. The enter the challenge with a record of 2-1. Muhlenberg County won 5-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Henry County (New Castle, KY)