The Chase County Longhorns will venture away from home to take on the Chadron Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Chase County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Alliance a 49-0 shutout. The contest marked the Longhorns' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Chadron put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Ogallala with a sharp 34-14 victory. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Indians are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Quinn Bailey, who rushed for 301 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 140 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chadron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Chase County pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Chadron, their record is now 5-0.
Chase County was dealt a bruising 42-0 loss at the hands of Chadron in their previous matchup back in August of 2021. Thankfully for Chase County, Dawson Dunbar (who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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