The Blake Bengals football team (Silver Spring, MD), was knocked off 17-6 in Friday's league challenge with the visiting Paint Branch Panthers (Burtonsville, MD)

The Panthers (4-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Northwood (Silver Spring, MD). The Gladiators come into the Montgomery County 4A - North challenge with a 0-6 record. In their last challenge, Northwood was knocked off by Springbrook (Silver Spring, MD), 49-6, in a non-league challenge.

The Bengals now sport a 3-3 record. They take the field next when they host Wheaton for a Montgomery County 4A - North challenge on Friday, October 14. Blake will meet a Knights team coming off a 42-6 league loss to Einstein (Kensington, MD). The Knights record now stands at 1-5.