The Loving Falcons will square off against the Santa Rosa Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Loving is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Loving is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 42-20 margin over Legacy Academy. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Tristen Onsurez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 103 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 156 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass. A healthy portion of Onsurez's aerial production (130 yards to be exact) went to Trey Tarvin, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
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 Ricky Fuentes.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They skirted past the Tigers 14-12.
Santa Rosa's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Loving, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Loving was taken down by Santa Rosa 57-15 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Loving, Aj Romo (who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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