Football Game Preview: Gordon-Rushville Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 5:24am

Football Preview: Gordon-Rushville Mustangs vs. Chase County Longhorns

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The Gordon-Rushville Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Chase County Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Friday, Gordon-Rushville was beaten by O'Neill 42-14. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Chase County was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against Gothenburg, falling 36-7. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Swedes are ranked 13th).

Gordon-Rushville's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Chase County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.

Gordon-Rushville suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Chase County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chase County's Thomas Reeves, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Gordon-Rushville 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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