The Byron Tigers football team (Byron, IL), was beaten 15-7 in Friday's league challenge with the host Stillman Valley Cardinals (Stillman Valley, IL)

The Cardinals (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL). The Rockets come into the Big Northern challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Rock Falls was beaten by Rockford Christian (Rockford, IL), 14-0, in a league challenge.

The Tigers now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Winnebago for a Big Northern challenge on Friday, September 2. Byron will meet a Indians team coming off a 35-20 league loss to Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL). The Indians record now stands at 0-1.