Phillips Exeter Academy Lions (Exeter, NH) followers went home in high spirits Saturday as they saw their football team achieve victory over the visiting Cheshire Academy Cats (Cheshire, CT), 41-24 in a league battle.

With the win, Phillips Exeter Academy advances its record to 2-0 on the season. The Lions travel to Williston Northampton (Easthampton, MA) to play the Wildcats in a Northeast Prep battle on Saturday, September 27. The Wildcats go into the battle with a record of 1-1. Williston Northampton won 27-0 in their recent league battle against Phillips Academy (Andover, MA)

The Cats now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Deerfield Academy for a Northeast Prep match on Friday, September 26. Cheshire Academy will confront a Big Green squad coming off a 45-27 league win over Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT). The Big Green record now stands at 2-0.