The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Manchester Essex Hornets (Manchester, MA) and the visiting Rockland Bulldogs (Rockland, MA), witnessed Manchester Essex's football squad knock off Rockland by a tally of 38-18.

The Hornets (2-0) will now prepare for their contest against Triton Regional (Byfield, MA). The Vikings enter the Cape Ann contest with a 2-0 record. In their last contest, Triton Regional gained a win over Amesbury (Amesbury, MA), 30-22, in a league contest.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs battle the Mashpee Falcons (Mashpee, MA) in a non-league contest, on Friday, September 27. Rockland will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record. The Falcons enter the contest with a 1-1 record after their 40-7 non-league win over Nantucket (Nantucket, MA).