The Danville Bears football squad (Danville, IA), was nudged 32-27 in Friday's league match with the visiting Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA)

The Panthers (6-0) will now prepare for their match against Columbus (Columbus Junction, IA). The Wildcats enter the A District 5 match with a 1-4 record. In their last match, Columbus was nudged by Wapello (Wapello, IA), 40-27, in a league match.

Coming up next, the Bears confront the Wapello Indians (Wapello, IA) in a A District 5 match, on Friday, October 17. Danville will attempt to advance on its 4-2 season record. The Indians go into the battle with a 5-2 record after their 45-32 league loss to Van Buren County (Keosauqua, IA).