The Mercer County Golden Eagles football squad scored 28 points and limited the visiting Farmington Farmers to 8 in the Golden Eagles non-league win on Friday.

The Golden Eagles now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Knoxville for a Lincoln Trail battle on Friday, September 2. Mercer County will play a Blue Bullets squad coming off a 54-20 league win over Princeville (Princeville, IL). The Blue Bullets record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Farmers play the Havana Ducks (Havana, IL) in a Prairieland battle, on Friday, September 2. Farmington will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Ducks go into the battle with a 1-0 record after their 26-6 league win over Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley (Lewistown, IL).