Estancia Bears (Estancia, NM) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the host Hot Springs Tigers (Truth or Consequences, NM), 35-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Bears now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to St. Michael's for a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 28. Estancia will face a Horsemen squad coming off a 19-0 non-league loss to Belen (Belen, NM). The Horsemen record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Hot Springs falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Capitan (Capitan, NM) to face the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 5. The Tigers enter the challenge with a record of 0-2. Capitan lost 24-17 in their recent non-league challenge against Non Varsity Opponent (, )