The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) and the host Gadsden Panthers (Anthony, NM), saw Artesia's softball squad achieve victory over Gadsden by a count of 18-3.

The Bulldogs now sport a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Centennial for a non-league match on Saturday, March 12. Artesia will face a Hawks squad coming off a 14-2 non-league win over Alamogordo (Alamogordo, NM). The Hawks record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Gadsden falls to 5-1 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Las Cruces (Las Cruces, NM) to face the Bulldawgs in a non-league match on Friday, March 11. The Bulldawgs enter the match with a record of 0-2. Las Cruces lost 18-8 in their recent non-league match against West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM)