The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Van Meter Bulldogs (Van Meter, IA) and the host Grand View Christian Thunder (Des Moines, IA), witnessed Van Meter's football squad knock off Grand View Christian by a tally of 27-13.

The Bulldogs (5-2) will now prepare for their contest against Clarke (Osceola, IA). The Indians enter the 2A Group 8 contest with a 2-5 record. In their last bout, Clarke dropped by Clarinda (Clarinda, IA), 57-0, in a non-league bout.

The Thunder now own a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Chariton for a 2A Group 8 bout on Friday, October 17. Grand View Christian will encounter a Chargers team coming off a 34-0 league loss to Woodward-Granger (Woodward, IA). The Chargers record now stands at 2-5.