The Valparaiso Vikings (Valparaiso, IN) softball routed the visiting Elkhart Lions (Elkhart, IN), 8-3 in Saturday's non-league outing.

The Vikings now sport a 6-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hobart for a non-league outing on Monday, May 5. Valparaiso will encounter a Brickies team coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Griffith (Griffith, IN). The Brickies record now stands at 6-6.

With the loss, Elkhart moves to 8-9 on the season. The Lions travel to Penn (Mishawaka, IN) to encounter the Kingsmen in a Northern Indiana outing on Tuesday, May 6. The Kingsmen come into the outing with a record of 13-2. Penn won 15-1 in their recent league outing against South Bend Adams (South Bend, IN)