The Loving Falcons will challenge the Estancia Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Estancia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Loving, who comes in off a win.
Loving will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Jal, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Falcons put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 52-27 victory two weeks ago. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 25 points or more this season.
Tristen Onsurez
| 09/04/25 @ Non Varsity Opponent | 151.4 |
| 10/17/25 vs Tularosa | 144.7 |
| 09/20/25 vs Newcomb | 144.7 |
| 09/25/25 @ Non Varsity Opponent | 128.6 |
| 10/24/25 @ Jal | 113.8 |
| + 5 more games |
Tristen Onsurez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 331 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 101 yards and one TD. His passing game has become a key predictor of Loving's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. Brodie Allen also helped with two scores in total.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Loving was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Estancia was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against Raton, falling 54-13. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Loving's record now sits at 7-3. As for Estancia, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything came up roses for Loving against Estancia in their previous meeting back in August, as the squad secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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