St. John's Prep Eagles (Danvers, MA) followers went home pleased Saturday as they observed their football squad thwart the visiting Malden Catholic Lancers (Malden, MA), 36-16 in a non-league match.

The Eagles (8-1) will now prepare for their match against Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA). The Knights come into the non-league match with a 4-2 record.

Coming up next, the Lancers confront the Xaverian Brothers Hawks (Westwood, MA) in a non-league match, on Saturday, November 1. Malden Catholic will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Hawks go into the battle with a 6-1 record after their 34-13 non-league win over Boston College High (Boston, MA).