Football Preview: Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans vs. Galva Wildcats
Bushnell-Prairie City is 3-0 against Galva since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Galva Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Bushnell-Prairie City and 16 for Galva dating back to last season.
Bushnell-Prairie City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Bushnell-Prairie City was ranked 13th). Bushnell-Prairie City was outmatched by Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] at home and fell 58-28. Bushnell-Prairie City was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-12.
Meanwhile, a win for Galva just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by West Prairie/Southeastern 60-20.
Bushnell-Prairie City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Galva, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Bushnell-Prairie City against Galva in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bushnell-Prairie City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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