Hannibal Pirates (Hannibal, MO) fans went home in high spirits Friday as they observed their football squad smash the visiting Fulton Hornets (Fulton, MO), 58-0 in a league match.

The Pirates (3-1) will now prepare for their match against Mexico (Mexico, MO). The Bulldogs come into the North Central Missouri match with a 3-1 record. In their last match, Mexico routed Marshall (Marshall, MO), 42-13, in a league match.

Coming up next, the Hornets meet the Moberly Spartans (Moberly, MO) in a North Central Missouri match, on Friday, September 26. Fulton will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record. The Spartans come into the match with a 0-4 record after their 19-14 league loss to Kirksville (Kirksville, MO).