Pine Island Panthers (Pine Island, MN) followers went home in high spirits Friday as they saw their football team triumph over the host Austin Packers (Austin, MN), 48-0 in a non-league battle.

With the win, Pine Island advances its record to 6-0 on the season. The Panthers host Lake City (Lake City, MN) to play the Tigers in a Southeast Central - Blue battle on Friday, October 10. The Tigers go into the battle with a record of 3-3. Lake City won 48-0 in their recent league battle against Red Wing (Red Wing, MN)

The Packers now own a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Cannon Falls/Learning for Life HomeSchool for a non-league battle on Friday, October 10. Austin will play a Bombers team coming off a 43-0 non-league loss to Goodhue (Goodhue, MN). The Bombers record now stands at 3-3.