SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders poured in five goals in the third period Friday night and rallied for a 7-3 victory over Sioux Falls in a USHL game before 6,432 fans in South Dakota.

The RoughRiders trailed 3-2 before their big explosion in the final stanza.

Mitch Reinke scored on a power play at the 4:07 mark of the third period to tie the game, 3-3, and Ross Colton scored 34 seconds later to give the RoughRiders a 4-3 advantage. Luke Morgan, Liam Walsh and Justin Cole also found the mark in the final period as the RoughRiders poured it on.

Colton began the scoring for Cedar Rapids in the second period and finished the game with two goals. Hugh McGing also tallied for the RoughRiders.

Ben Blacker stopped 27 shots in goal for Cedar Rapids.

The RoughRiders raised their record to 13-6-1 for 27 points, good for first place in the Eastern Conference. Sioux Falls fell to 12-10-1 for 25 points.

RoughRiders  0 2 5 - 7

Sioux Falls     1 0 2 - 3

SF - Stevens (Peters, Maguire)

CR - Colton (Cole, Snodgrass) (power play)

CR - McGing (Snodgrass)

SF - Warpecha (MacAdams)

SF - Passolt (Courtnall)

CR - Reinke (Colton)

CR - Morgan (Robbins, Ahcan)

CR - Walsh (Brierley, Cole)

CR - Cole (Burke, Filipe)