The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Loving Falcons (Loving, NM) and the host Estancia Bears (Estancia, NM), saw Loving's softball squad nip Estancia by a count of 8-4.

The Falcons now sport a 24-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Tularosa for a non-league match on Thursday, May 16. Loving will face a Wildcats squad coming off a 12-0 non-league win over Laguna Acoma (New Laguna, NM). The Wildcats record now stands at 21-4.

With the loss, Estancia falls to 24-3 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Rehoboth Christian (Rehoboth, NM) to face the Lynx in a non-league match on Friday, May 17. The Lynx enter the match with a record of 24-3. Rehoboth Christian won 8-6 in their recent non-league match against Laguna Acoma (New Laguna, NM)