Uintah Utes (Vernal, UT) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Tooele Buffaloes (Tooele, UT), 9-1 in a league challenge.

The Utes now own a 10-3 record. They take the field next when they host Payson for a 5A Region 7 challenge on Tuesday, April 12. Uintah will battle a Lions squad coming off a 7-1 non-league loss to Manti (Manti, UT). The Lions record now stands at 6-8.

With the loss, Tooele falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Buffaloes travel to Stansbury (Stansbury Park, UT) to battle the Stallions in a 5A Region 7 challenge on Tuesday, April 12. The Stallions enter the challenge with a record of 7-9. Stansbury lost 7-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Grantsville (Grantsville, UT)