Cherry Tigers (Iron, MN) followers went home pleased Thursday as they saw their football team triumph over the visiting Blackduck Drakes (Blackduck, MN), 39-0 in a league battle.

With the win, Cherry advances its record to 1-0 on the season. The Tigers travel to Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig (Cass Lake, MN) to play the in a non-league battle on Friday, September 6. The go into the battle with a record of 0-1. Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig lost 44-14 in their recent non-league battle against Kelliher/Northome (Northome, MN)

The Drakes now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Kelliher/Northome for a District 9 North - North (9 Man) battle on Friday, September 13. Blackduck will play a Mustangs team coming off a 44-14 non-league win over Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig (Cass Lake, MN). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-0.