The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Southbridge Pioneers (Southbridge, MA) and the visiting Murdock Blue Devils (Winchendon, MA), observed Southbridge's football squad edge Murdock by a tally of 20-16.

The Pioneers now possess a 1-8 record. They play next when they travel to Bartlett for a Southern Worcester County - B contest on Thursday, November 23. Southbridge will play a Indians squad coming off a 42-14 non-league win over St. Paul (Worcester, MA). The Indians record now stands at 4-5.

Coming up next, the Blue Devils play the Ayer Shirley Panthers (Ayer, MA) in a Midland Wachusett - E contest, on Friday, November 17. Murdock will attempt to advance on its 0-8 season record. The Panthers go into the contest with a 0-7 record after their 28-8 non-league loss to Abby Kelley Foster (Worcester, MA).