The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) and the visiting Roswell Coyotes (Roswell, NM), observed Artesia's softball team prevail over Roswell by a tally of 12-2.

The Bulldogs (10-4) will now prepare for their bout against Carlsbad (Carlsbad, NM). The Cavemen go into the non-league bout with a 5-7 record. In their last bout, Carlsbad thwarted Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM), 8-3, in a non-league contest.

The Coyotes now hold a 4-10 record. They play next when they travel to Hobbs for a 5A District 4 contest on Tuesday, April 14.