The crowd at Tuesday's league bout between the Shadow Hills Knights (Indio, CA) and the host La Quinta Blackhawks (La Quinta, CA), observed Shadow Hills's softball team get by La Quinta by a final score of 3-1.

The Knights (19-3) will now prepare for their bout against Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA). The Rattlers go into the Desert Empire bout with a 14-9 record. In their last bout, Rancho Mirage tipped Palm Springs (Palm Springs, CA), 16-3, in a league bout.