Football Preview: Rocky Ford Meloneers vs. Swink Lions
Rocky Ford is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Swink a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Rocky Ford Meloneers will host the Swink Lions at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rocky Ford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Springfield on Thursday, falling 54-32.
Rocky Ford wouldn't let Springfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rocky Ford can thank Isaiah Gallegos and Elias Munson for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Gallegos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Rocky Ford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Swink fell victim to McClave and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Cardinals at home and fell 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Cardinals are ranked fourth).
Rocky Ford's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Swink, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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