For Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the primary goal is to slow down the frontrunner; for the outspoken business mogul, it's to keep a safe distance against his closest rival. The pair has seemingly gotten what they want at the conclusion of the Saturday showdown.

Cruz and Trump split the four-state votes by winning two each -- Cruz convincingly beat his competitor in Kansas and Maine, despite Gov. Paul LePage's endorsement of Trump in the latter state. Trump, on the one hand, secured victories in Louisiana and Kentucky.

Cruz Making a Strong Case For Himself as Trump's Alternative

Out of the 155 delegates from Saturdays' contest, Cruz added 64 delegates to his cause, while Trump got 49 of his own.

"The scream you hear, the howl that comes from Washington, D.C., is utter terror at what 'We the People' are doing together," said Cruz, speaking in front of the crowd in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. "What we're seeing is the public coming together, libertarians coming together, men and women who love the Constitution coming together and uniting and standing as one behind this campaign," he added.

There Isn't a Need for Trump to Press the Panic Button Just Yet

Splitting the states isn't helping the case of Ted Cruz, though, as mentioned in by The Latin Post. He has to do better if he wishes to overcome the considerable lead built by Trump. Prior to the Saturday draw, Trump has garnered 319 delegates as compared to the 226 delegates of Cruz.

Come Mach 15, there will be 358 delegates up for grabs in the states of Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina. And Trump's victories in Florida, with 99 delegates and Ohio with 66 could make the prospects of his opponents winning the race bleak as both states employ the winner-take-all delegate allocation for Republican voting.

On the Other Side of the Fence

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has maintained a steady lead over counterpart Bernie Sanders in the quest to get the Democratic Party's nod as its standard bearer. She has kept Sanders at bay after winning Lousiana.

But the candidate from Vermont for the Democratic nomination for presidency has remained positive, despite the setbacks so far in terms of closing in on Clinton.

"We have the momentum. We have a path toward victory. Our campaign is just getting started," he said in a statement after his wins on Saturday.

Sanders' efforts to narrow down the gap is, in a way, getting thwarted by the fact that all the states in the party's race have adopted a measure wherein the delegates are awarded proportionally. This means that even if Sanders could take some states along the way, Clinton will still be getting additional delegates for her campaign's end. Sanders won Kansas and Nebraska, but only made a dent in Clinton's wide margin.