Spectators at Saturday's league match between the Western Pioneers (Anaheim, CA) and the visiting Artesia Pioneers (Lakewood, CA), witnessed Western's softball squad tip Artesia by a count of 8-5.

The Pioneers now sport a 5-9 record. They play next when they host Century for a Orange match on Tuesday, March 15. Western will face a Centurions squad coming off a 10-0 non-league loss to La Quinta (Westminster, CA). The Centurions record now stands at 2-5.

With the loss, Artesia moves to 2-9 on the season. The Pioneers travel to Cabrillo (Lompoc, CA) to face the Conquistadores in a non-league match on Saturday, March 12. The Conquistadores go into the match with a record of 2-4. Cabrillo lost 9-0 in their recent league match against Dos Pueblos (Goleta, CA)