Chadron coughed the ball up 5 times and were plagued by untimely penalties in a 28-14 loss to Mitchell on Friday night.
The Cardinals tied the game up at 7 in the first quarter on a 56-yard Broc Berry pass to Seth Gaswick but the Tigers rolled off the next three touchdowns to grab a 28-7 lead in the 4th quarter.
Chadron kept fighting as Berry connected with Malachi Swallow late in the 4th quarter from 30-yards out but the ensuing onside was unsuccessful and a late Mitchell turnover didn’t produce any points.
The loss is the first of the season for Chadron and they will try to bounce back next week at Valentine.