The Minden Whippets will challenge the Cozad Haymakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Minden's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Gothenburg on Friday. They were beaten by the Swedes 32-0. The shutout was out of character for the Whippets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, while Cozad put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Holdrege. Cozad claimed a resounding 41-0 victory over Holdrege on the road. Considering the Haymakers have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Shoemaker was his usual excellent self, throwing for 186 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Julien Davis, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Minden's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Cozad, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Minden didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cozad in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minden 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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