The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Solon Spartans (Solon, IA) and the visiting Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA), witnessed Solon's football squad edge Mt. Vernon by a tally of 7-6.

The Spartans (4-0) will now prepare for their contest against Grinnell (Grinnell, IA). The Tigers enter the 3A District 5 contest with a 4-0 record. In their last contest, Grinnell got by Washington (Washington, IA), 31-0, in a non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Mustangs confront the Mt. Pleasant Panthers (Mt. Pleasant, IA) in a 3A District 4 contest, on Friday, September 27. Mt. Vernon will attempt to better on its 3-1 season record. The Panthers enter the contest with a 2-2 record after their 42-14 non-league loss to Burlington (Burlington, IA).