The Smith Vo-Tech Vikings football team (Northampton, MA), was beaten 30-16 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the host Ludlow Lions (Ludlow, MA)

The Lions (1-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Greenfield (Greenfield, MA). The Green Wave come into the non-league challenge with a 6-4 record. In their last challenge, Greenfield was beaten by Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton, MA), 37-14, in a non-league challenge.

The Vikings now sport a 1-8 record. They take the field next when they host Athol for a non-league challenge on Thursday, November 10. Smith Vo-Tech will meet a Bears team coming off a 42-0 non-league win over McCann Tech (North Adams, MA). The Bears record now stands at 4-7.