Walsenburg has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Rocky Ford Meloneers at 7:00 p.m. Walsenburg will be strutting in after a win while Rocky Ford will be coming in after a defeat.
Walsenburg's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Questa's usually-dominant defense. Walsenburg breezed by Questa on the road to the tune of 40-0.
Walsenburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Giovanni Aldretti, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Aldretti also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Taylor Torres was another key rusher, gaining 80 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walsenburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Walsenburg's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Xavier Lopez was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Rocky Ford was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They were beaten by Front Range Christian 58-26.
Rocky Ford wouldn't let Front Range Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cayson Vandyk, Isaiah Gallegos, and Jake Baca picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Gallegos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Walsenburg now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Rocky Ford, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Walsenburg suffered a grim 26-0 defeat to Rocky Ford in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Can Walsenburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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