In Friday's league game, the Quitman Bulldogs (Quitman, AR) football team edged the host Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR), by a tally of 29-28.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Episcopal Wildcats (Little Rock, AR) in a 3A Region 2 game, on Friday, October 10. Quitman will attempt to better on its 5-0 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 0-5 record after their 69-12 league loss to Salem (Salem, AR).

With the defeat, Melbourne drops to 3-2 on the campaign. The Bearkatz host Mayflower (Mayflower, AR) to clash with the Eagles in a 3A Region 2 outing on Friday, October 10. The Eagles come into the outing with a record of 5-0. Mayflower won 63-0 in their recent league outing against Yellville-Summit (Yellville, AR)