Football Preview: Gothenburg Swedes vs. Chadron Cardinals
Gothenburg and Chadron are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Gothenburg Swedes are taking a road trip to challenge the Chadron Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gothenburg will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 29-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Adams Central by a score of 10-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Swedes in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Chadron put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 51-6 win over Mitchell at home. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Quinn Bailey was a one-man wrecking crew for Chadron as he rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bailey's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 140 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chadron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gothenburg fell to 2-1. As for Chadron, their record now sits at 3-0.
Gothenburg came up short against Chadron in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bailey, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. Now that Gothenburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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