Fans at Friday's non-league battle between the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) and the host Goddard Rockets (Roswell, NM), saw Artesia's soccer squad hold off Goddard by a count of 2-1.

The Bulldogs (3-2) will now prepare for their battle against Aztec (Aztec, NM). The Tigers enter the non-league battle with a 1-3 record. In their last battle, Aztec was edged by Clovis (Clovis, NM), 8-1, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Rockets confront the Los Lunas Tigers (Los Lunas, NM) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, August 31. Goddard will attempt to upgrade on its 0-5 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 0-3 record after their 6-0 non-league loss to Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM).