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The Iowa Barnstormers went into their home opener against the Spokane Shock on Friday with a 2-0 record. Spokane came into Des Moines with a similar record. After heating things up against the Rush and the VooDoo the two previous weeks, the Barnstormers held an early deficit and gave a flat performance that kept them trailing the Shock the entire game.
As short as six weeks ago, it was uncertain whether the Chicago Rush would even field a team in the Arena Football League in 2013.
In a dominating fashion, the Iowa Barnstormers traveled to Chicago on Saturday in a battle of new jerseys and past rivalry. It was Iowa's first win in five meetings with the Rush. Staying ahead of the Rush the entire game, the Barnstormers defeated Chicago, 63-41, in their first 2013 AFL Season game.