The Swope Park Rangers (15-7-6, 4th in West) cruised to a dominant 3-1 victory over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (9-12-8, 10th in West) at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Saturday night. The win sees the Rangers clinch a berth in the USL Cup Playoffs for the second straight season with four games to spare.
Conditions in Colorado Springs deteriorated throughout the early stages of the game and the match was suspended in the 18th minute due to lightning in the area. The delay lasted approximately one hour and nine minutes before the game resumed with the score level at 0-0.