In Friday's league game, the Herscher Tigers (Herscher, IL) football team edged the host Reed-Custer Comets (Braidwood, IL), by a tally of 8-7.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Streator Bulldogs (Streator, IL) in a Illinois Central Eight game, on Friday, September 27. Herscher will attempt to better on its 2-2 season record. The Bulldogs enter the game with a 1-3 record after their 49-8 league loss to Manteno (Manteno, IL).

The Comets (0-4) will now prepare for their game against Wilmington (Wilmington, IL). The Wildcats enter the Illinois Central Eight game with a 5-0 record. In their last game, Wilmington held off Peotone (Peotone, IL), 49-13, in a league game.