Santa Rosa Lions (Santa Rosa, NM) supporters left the game happy Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the host Loving Falcons (Loving, NM), 70-43 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Santa Rosa advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The Lions host Texico (Texico, NM) to meet the Wolverines in a non-league match on Tuesday, December 17. The Wolverines enter the match with a record of 4-0. Texico won 70-55 in their recent non-league match against Tucumcari (Tucumcari, NM)

The Falcons now own a 0-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lordsburg for a non-league match on Saturday, December 14. Loving will meet a Mavericks squad coming off a 56-38 non-league loss to Tularosa (Tularosa, NM). The Mavericks record now stands at 2-4.