Sunnyside Christian Knights (Sunnyside, WA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting DeSales Irish (Walla Walla, WA), 8-7 in a league challenge.

The Knights now own a 4-7 record. They take the field next when they host DeSales for a 1B Southeast - West challenge on Thursday, May 2. Sunnyside Christian will face a Irish squad coming off a 16-0 league win over Waitsburg (Waitsburg, WA). The Irish record now stands at 13-3.

With the loss, DeSales falls to 14-4 on the campaign. The Irish travel to Sunnyside Christian (Sunnyside, WA) to face the Knights in a 1B Southeast - West challenge on Thursday, May 2. The Knights enter the challenge with a record of 3-6. Sunnyside Christian lost 23-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Kittitas (Kittitas, WA)