Silver Fighting Colts (Silver City, NM) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Deming Wildcats (Deming, NM), 8-2 in a league challenge.

The Fighting Colts now own a 18-5 record. They take the field next when they host Deming for a 4A District 3 challenge on Thursday, April 25. Silver will battle a Wildcats squad coming off a 4-1 league loss to Silver (Silver City, NM). The Wildcats record now stands at 7-13.

With the loss, Deming falls to 7-15 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Silver (Silver City, NM) to battle the Fighting Colts in a 4A District 3 challenge on Thursday, April 25. The Fighting Colts enter the challenge with a record of 16-5. Silver won 16-1 in their recent league challenge against Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa, NM)