The Heyworth Hornets football team (Heyworth, IL), was beaten 49-20 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL)

The Titans (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Tremont (Tremont, IL). The Turks come into the Heart of Illinois - Large challenge with a 1-6 record. In their last challenge, Tremont was beaten by Nokomis (Nokomis, IL), 28-26, in a non-league challenge.

The Hornets now sport a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ridgeview/Lexington for a Heart of Illinois - Small match on Friday, October 14. Heyworth will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 21-7 non-league win over Eureka (Eureka, IL). The Mustangs record now stands at 7-0.