In Friday's league game, the Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL) football team tipped the visiting Fulton Steamers (Fulton, IL), by a final score of 22-18.

The Cardinals (1-0) will now prepare for their game against Dakota (Dakota, IL). The Indians come into the Northwest Upstate Illini game with a 1-0 record. In their last game, Dakota got by Fisher (Fisher, IL), 48-12, in a non-league game.

The Steamers now hold a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they host Lena-Winslow for a Northwest Upstate Illini game on Friday, September 1. Fulton will battle a Panthers team coming off a 68-0 league win over West Carroll (Savanna, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 1-0.