In Saturday's league contest, the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) soccer team edged the visiting Goddard Rockets (Roswell, NM), by a tally of 2-1.

Next, the Bulldogs face the Lovington Wildcats (Lovington, NM) in a 4A District 4 contest, on Thursday, October 16. Artesia will attempt to advance on its 15-3 season record. The Wildcats enter the contest with a 4-11 record after their 3-0 league win over Portales (Portales, NM).

The Rockets (6-10) will now prepare for their contest against Portales (Portales, NM). The Rams go into the 4A District 4 challenge with a 5-11 record. In their last challenge, Portales was nudged by Lovington (Lovington, NM), 3-0, in a league challenge.