The Melrose Dutchmen are taking a road trip to face off against the Rockford Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Melrose is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Melrose ended up a good deal behind Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted and lost 31-14.
Meanwhile, a win for Rockford just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Albany on the road and fell 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Huskies are ranked 44th).
The losing side was boosted by Braden Blanchard, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 receiving yards.
Melrose's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Rockford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Melrose was dealt a bruising 36-6 loss at the hands of Rockford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Melrose, Logan Stedman (who rushed for 197 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry) 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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