Football Game Preview: Alexandria Cardinals vs. Brainerd Warriors + Official Tickets

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Previous Games

09/27/24 - Home	55-17 W
11/03/23 - Home	24-19 W
09/29/23 - Away	35-21 W
09/30/22 - Home	14-15 L
10/01/21 - Away	24-27 L
+ 5 more games

Alexandria and Brainerd are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Cardinals will be playing at home against the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Alexandria has five straight victories, Brainerd has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

While Alexandria's win against Bemidji wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cardinals slipped by the Lumberjacks 36-35 on Friday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Lumberjacks are ranked 35th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Brainerd played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 52-29 to Monticello.

Alexandria's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Brainerd, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

Everything came up roses for Alexandria against Brainerd when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-17 win. In that matchup, the Cardinals amassed a halftime lead of 41-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.