Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) and the host Portales Rams (Portales, NM), witnessed Artesia's soccer team get by Portales by a final score of 2-1.

With the triumph, Artesia moves its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Lovington (Lovington, NM) to meet the Wildcats in a non-league test on Thursday, October 9. The Wildcats come into the test with a record of 2-7. Lovington won 3-1 in their recent non-league outing against Goddard (Roswell, NM)

Next up, the Rams confront the Goddard Rockets (Roswell, NM) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, October 9. Portales will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Rockets enter the outing with a 2-6 record after their 3-1 non-league loss to Lovington (Lovington, NM).