The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the Troy Colts (Troy, MI) and the visiting Athens Red Hawks (Troy, MI), witnessed Troy's football squad edge Athens by a count of 21-20.

The Colts (4-3) will now prepare for their battle against North Farmington (Farmington Hills, MI). The Raiders go into the non-league battle with a 2-4 record. In their last battle, North Farmington was tipped by Oxford (Oxford, MI), 47-14, in a non-league match.

Coming up next, the Red Hawks confront the Fraser Ramblers (Fraser, MI) in a non-league match, on Thursday, October 23. Athens will attempt to upgrade on its 2-6 season record. The Ramblers enter the match with a 2-4 record after their 29-22 non-league loss to Warren Woods-Tower (Warren, MI).