In Friday's non-league match, the visiting Auburn Rockets football squad scored a close 39-33 victory over the Uxbridge Spartans.

The Rockets (4-1) will now prepare for their match against Doherty Memorial (Worcester, MA). The Highlanders enter the Central Mass battle with a 1-4 record. In their last battle, Doherty Memorial was tipped by Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury, MA), 21-13, in a non-league battle.

The Spartans now own a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Millbury for a Southern Worcester County - A battle on Friday, October 17. Uxbridge will play a Woolies team coming off a 39-20 non-league loss to West Boylston/Tahanto (West Boylston, MA). The Woolies record now stands at 3-2.