It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Loving Falcons can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 80-58 walloping at the hands of the Panthers on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Loving saw an underclassman step up: Tristen Onsurez scored 18 points along with two steals. Onsurez has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Giovanni Ruiz was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Loving and nudges their season record down to 15-12. As for Pecos, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-10.
Loving does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pecos, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-55 victory vs. Eunice on the 13th.
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