The crowd at Friday's league contest between the McDonald County Mustangs (Anderson, MO) and the host East Newton Patriots (Granby, MO), observed McDonald County's football squad defeat East Newton by a count of 40-14.

The Mustangs now own a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Marshfield for a non-league contest on Friday, October 28. McDonald County will encounter a Bluejays squad coming off a 38-7 league win over Springfield Catholic (Springfield, MO). The Bluejays record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, East Newton moves to 0-9 on the season. The Patriots travel to Hollister (Hollister, MO) to confront the Tigers in a non-league outing on Friday, October 28. The Tigers go into the outing with a record of 3-6. Hollister lost 41-0 in their recent non-league outing against Lamar (Lamar, MO)