Basketball Game Preview: Cloudcroft Bears vs. Loving Falcons

The Cloudcroft Bears just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Loving Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Cloudcroft is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since January 13, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Dexter by a score of 52-50. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Loving was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 64-37 loss at the hands of Hagerman.

Cloudcroft now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Loving, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Cloudcroft came up short against Loving in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 65-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Loving's Bobby Parraz, who went 12 of 19 en route to 31 points. Now that Cloudcroft knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.