Thompson Valley Eagles (Loveland, CO) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Skyline Falcons (Longmont, CO), 17-12 in a league challenge.

The Eagles now own a 2-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Severance for a 4A Longs Peak challenge on Tuesday, September 6. Thompson Valley will battle a Silver Knights squad coming off a 7-0 non-league loss to Berthoud (Berthoud, CO). The Silver Knights record now stands at 1-9.

With the loss, Skyline falls to 1-6 on the campaign. The Falcons host Mountain View (Loveland, CO) to battle the Mountain Lions in a 4A Longs Peak challenge on Tuesday, September 6. The Mountain Lions enter the challenge with a record of 1-9. Mountain View lost 16-1 in their recent league challenge against Frederick (Frederick, CO)