Gothenburg has gone 8-2 against Broken Bow recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Swedes are taking a road trip to take on the Indians. Broken Bow took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Gothenburg, who comes in off a win.
Broken Bow will be up against a hot Gothenburg squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Swedes were the clear victors by a 27-6 margin over Minden on Friday. The Swedes pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Whippets had little chance of recovering from.

Callen Johnson
| 10/17/25 vs Minden | 48 |
| 09/05/25 @ Chase County | 28 |
| 10/10/25 @ Holdrege | 12 |
| 08/29/25 vs Ogallala | 10 |
| 09/19/25 vs Chadron | 3 |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Callen Johnson and Evan Johnson. Callen gained 76 total yards and a touchdown while Evan rushed for 76 yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave Callen a new career-high in rushing yards (48). Torren Wind was in the mix too, providing Gothenburg with two touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Gothenburg proved: they limited Minden to a paltry 2.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Beck Groene for the heroic effort on defense: he. Gothenburg's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.7.
Gothenburg's defense also made the game a nightmare for Cole Schwenka, racking up ten sacks. Kingston Koehn led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Groene is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Broken Bow lost to Central City on the road by a 34-20 margin on Friday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Bison recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Gothenburg will have to contain Aidan Markham as he made an impact in Broken Bow's last game. He rushed for 170 yards and one TD. Markham is becoming a predictor of Broken Bow's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Gothenburg's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Broken Bow, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Johnson and Markham. Johnson just won't slow down this season and has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 97.4 rushing yards per game. Markham has been a dominant force too and has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 88.2 rushing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Gothenburg against Broken Bow in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. In that matchup, the Swedes amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.