Valley Tigers (Elgin, IA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Pleasant Valley Spartans (Pleasant Valley, IA), 7-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 16-6 record. They take the field next when they host Clarke for a non-league challenge on Monday, July 3. Valley will battle a Indians squad coming off a 11-4 non-league loss to Knoxville (Knoxville, IA). The Indians record now stands at 7-18.

With the loss, Pleasant Valley falls to 27-9 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Williamsburg (Williamsburg, IA) to meet the Raiders in a non-league match on Saturday, July 1. The Raiders go into the match with a record of 29-6. Williamsburg won 5-1 in their recent non-league match against Muscatine (Muscatine, IA)