Valley Vikings (Albuquerque, NM) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM), 4-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Vikings now own a 16-11 record. They take the field next when they travel to Lovington for a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 12. Valley will battle a Wildcats squad coming off a 12-1 non-league win over Goddard (Roswell, NM). The Wildcats record now stands at 20-7.

With the loss, Artesia falls to 22-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Bernalillo (Bernalillo, NM) to battle the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 12. The Spartans enter the challenge with a record of 21-5. Bernalillo won 14-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM)