Loving and Jal are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Loving Falcons will head out to face off against the Jal Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Loving is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Loving is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Tatum on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Loving took a blow against Tatum, falling 69-10. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Coyotes are ranked 25th).
Loving got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Olyse Gonzalez and Sierra Rodriguez, who each put up four points. Jozette Lyon-Smith held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Jal duked it out withEunice on Monday. Jal took a 46-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eunice. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost nine in a row.
Jal's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Loving, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Loving might still be hurting after the 59-33 defeat they got from Jal in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Loving avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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