Spectators at Friday's non-league match between the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) and the host Deming Wildcats (Deming, NM), witnessed Artesia's softball squad prevail over Deming by a count of 12-1.

The Bulldogs now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Carlsbad for a non-league match on Tuesday, March 19.

With the loss, Deming moves to 0-1 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Silver (Silver City, NM) to meet the Fighting Colts in a non-league match on Tuesday, March 19. The Fighting Colts go into the match with a record of 2-0. Silver won 14-3 in their recent non-league match against Miyamura (Gallup, NM)