Football Preview: Loving Falcons vs. Cuba Rams
The Loving Falcons will be playing at home against the Cuba Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Loving is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Loving is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Eunice last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Loving was beaten by Eunice 65-27.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tristen Onsurez, who threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards. He was even better on defense, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions. Brodie Allen was another key player, rushing for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
Loving didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Onsurez.
Meanwhile, Cuba owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over Laguna Acoma. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cuba to victory, but perhaps none more so than Richard Lovato, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Derrick Herrera, who rushed for 105 yards on only 14 carries.
Cuba was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 84 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 186.8.
Cuba wouldn't let Laguna Acoma keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Cuba can thank Samiko Castillo and Santiago Maestas for forcing all of them.
Cuba's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.7 points per game. As for Loving, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
