In Thursday's league game, the Fulton Pirates (Middleton, MI) football team knocked off the visiting Sacred Heart Academy Irish (Mt. Pleasant, MI), by a final score of 48-35.

The Pirates (1-1) will now prepare for their game against Merrill (Merrill, MI). The Vandals come into the Central Michigan (8 Man) game with a 2-0 record. In their last game, Merrill toppled Breckenridge (Breckenridge, MI), 36-14, in a non-league game.

The Irish now hold a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they host Vestaburg for a Central Michigan (8 Man) game on Friday, September 9. Sacred Heart Academy will battle a Wolverines team coming off a 58-14 league loss to Morrice (Morrice, MI). The Wolverines record now stands at 0-2.