Two dominant backs in Evan Johnson and Kaiden Rodriguez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gothenburg Swedes will head out to take on the Fort Calhoun Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Gothenburg's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Fort Calhoun's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Gothenburg's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 14-0 win over Broken Bow. The Swedes haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Braden Ehlers had a dynamite game, rushing for 61 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Gothenburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Gothenburg's defense stepped up as well, laying out Dominic Nowak three times. Leading the way was Axel Jorgenson with two sacks.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Fort Calhoun made off with a 21-20 win over Douglas County West.
Fort Calhoun's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Gothenburg, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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