Lovington Wildcats (Lovington, NM) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Portales Rams (Portales, NM), 13-3 in a league challenge.

The Wildcats now own a 13-5 record. They take the field next when they host Artesia for a 4A District 4 challenge on Saturday, April 15. Lovington will battle a Bulldogs squad coming off a 5-1 league win over Goddard (Roswell, NM). The Bulldogs record now stands at 12-5.

With the loss, Portales falls to 6-8 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Clovis (Clovis, NM) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 12. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 2-12. Clovis lost 22-1 in their recent league challenge against Carlsbad (Carlsbad, NM)