The Morenci Wildcats (Morenci, AZ) softball nipped the visiting Willcox Cowboys (Willcox, AZ), 5-4 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Wildcats (9-0) will now prepare for their bout against Alhambra (Phoenix, AZ). The Lions go into the non-league bout with a 2-1 record. In their last bout, Alhambra held off Arizona Lutheran Academy (Phoenix, AZ), 3-2, in a non-league bout.

The Cowboys now possess a 0-4 record. They play next when they host Safford for a III Section III bout on Thursday, March 6. Willcox will confront a Bulldogs squad coming off a 4-1 non-league loss to Coolidge (Coolidge, AZ). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-3.