St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders (St. Cloud, MN) fans went home in high spirits Friday as they saw their football team triumph over the host Maple Lake Irish (Maple Lake, MN), 44-8 in a league battle.

With the win, St. Cloud Cathedral improves its record to 6-2 on the season. The Crusaders travel to Kimball (Kimball, MN) to play the Cubs in a Mid Northwest - Three Rivers Blue battle on Wednesday, October 16. The Cubs go into the battle with a record of 7-0. Kimball won 28-20 in their recent league battle against Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)

The Irish now have a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Osakis for a Mid Northwest - Three Rivers Blue battle on Wednesday, October 16. Maple Lake will play a Silverstreaks team coming off a 44-14 league win over Royalton (Royalton, MN). The Silverstreaks record now stands at 2-5.