Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Goddard Rockets (Roswell, NM), 12-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Bulldogs now own a 2-3 record. They take the field next when they host Clovis for a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 20. Artesia will battle a Wildcats squad coming off a 10-0 non-league loss to Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Goddard falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Rockets host Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa, NM) to battle the Desert Warriors in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 18. The Desert Warriors enter the challenge with a record of 2-5. Santa Teresa lost 15-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Alamogordo (Alamogordo, NM)