The Eunice Cardinals had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Loving. That's another feather in the cap for Eunice, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading Eunice to victory were Eljan Woods and Elijah Melancon. Woods rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Melancon rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Despite the loss, Loving still got an impressive performance from Kaleb Rodriguez, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Bobby Parraz was another key contributor, gaining 169 total yards.
Eunice's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 8-2. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-8 Hagerman and 3-6 Hot Springs (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 38.2% over those games). As for Loving, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Eunice does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Loving will head out on the road to face off against Texico at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
