The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Tucumcari Rattlers (Tucumcari, NM) and the visiting Raton Tigers (Raton, NM), saw Tucumcari's softball squad nip Raton by a count of 11-9.

The Rattlers now sport a 5-3 record. They take the field next when they host East Mountain for a 3A District 4/5 match on Tuesday, April 4. Tucumcari will face a Timberwolves squad coming off a 18-3 league loss to Ruidoso (Ruidoso, NM). The Timberwolves record now stands at 10-5.

With the loss, Raton falls to 1-9 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM) to face the Horsemen in a 3A District 2 match on Tuesday, April 4. The Horsemen enter the match with a record of 3-7. St. Michael's lost 21-1 in their recent league match against Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe, NM)