In Thursday's league contest, the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) soccer squad nipped the visiting Lovington Wildcats (Lovington, NM), by a margin of 1-0.

The Bulldogs now hold a 15-2 record. They play next when they travel to Goddard for a 4A District 4 challenge on Tuesday, October 14. Artesia will encounter a Rockets squad coming off a 5-1 league win over Portales (Portales, NM). The Rockets record now stands at 4-14.

With the loss, Lovington moves to 9-8 on the year. The Wildcats travel to St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM) to battle the Sartans in a non-league battle on Saturday, October 11. The Sartans enter the battle with a record of 11-1. St. Pius X won 4-0 in their recent league battle against Belen (Belen, NM)