In fact, some of the toughest competition the Rough Riders’ will see all winter exists right in their own practice room. Having a challenging regular season schedule — which the Rough Riders certainly have — pays dividends. A season ago, the Rough Riders scored 131 team points to place second behind Pueblo East’s jaw-dropping 192.5 points. We got so close last year and came up short.”Many members of the Rough Riders’ deep roster are also using the pursuit of individual championship hardware as motivation this winter. “It was massive to be able to get there, but then to lose in the finals, for sure, brought me down a lot,” Martin said.