La Grande Tigers (La Grande, OR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting McLoughlin Pioneers (Milton-Freewater, OR), 9-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 9-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Vale for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 7. La Grande will battle a Vikings squad coming off a 7-2 league loss to Burns (Burns, OR). The Vikings record now stands at 12-5.

With the loss, McLoughlin falls to 7-9 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Riverside (Boardman, OR) to battle the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 7. The Pirates enter the challenge with a record of 3-9. Riverside lost 15-8 in their recent league challenge against Nyssa (Nyssa, OR)