The Mattawan Wildcats football team (Mattawan, MI), was beaten 32-22 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the host St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI)

The Bears (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Central (Battle Creek, MI). The Bearcats come into the non-league challenge with a 3-2 record. In their last challenge, Central achieved victory over Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI), 36-16, in a non-league challenge.

The Wildcats now sport a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they host Portage Northern for a non-league challenge on Thursday, October 19. Mattawan will meet a Huskies team coming off a 60-45 non-league win over Lakeshore (Stevensville, MI). The Huskies record now stands at 1-6.