Football Game Preview: Rocky Ford Meloneers vs. Springfield Longhorns

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 12:45am

Football Preview: Rocky Ford Meloneers vs. Springfield Longhorns

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The Rocky Ford Meloneers will challenge the Springfield Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Ford is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.

Springfield is facing Rocky Ford at the wrong time: Rocky Ford suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They had to suffer through a 48-12 loss at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Meloneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Rams are ranked tenth).

Meanwhile, Springfield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Farmers with points to spare, taking the game 36-20.

Rocky Ford's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

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