After two games on the road, Swink is heading back home. They will host the Las Animas Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Swink's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Springfield on Friday. They had to suffer through a 44-0 loss at the hands of the Longhorns. 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 61st, while the Longhorns are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Las Animas). They breezed by Rocky Ford at home to the tune of 54-16 on Thursday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 25 points or more this season.
Las Animas relied on the efforts of Orion Martinez, who rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and Braydon Ortiz, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Ortiz has become a key player for Las Animas: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Las Animas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rocky Ford only rushed for 63.
Las Animas wouldn't let Rocky Ford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cody Netherton, Dylan Crites, and Sam Deatherage picked up one apiece.
Swink dropped their record down to 0-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Las Animas, they moved to 4-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Everything came up roses for Swink against Las Animas when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-14 win. Will Swink repeat their success, or does Las Animas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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