The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Marshalltown Bobcats (Marshalltown, IA) and the host Ottumwa Bulldogs (Ottumwa, IA), observed Marshalltown's football squad bounce Ottumwa by a count of 44-7.

The Bobcats now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Waterloo West for a 5A Group 4 contest on Friday, September 29. Marshalltown will play a Wahawks squad coming off a 64-0 league loss to Northwest (Waukee, IA). The Wahawks record now stands at 3-2.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs play the Ames Little Cyclones (Ames, IA) in a 5A Group 4 contest, on Friday, September 29. Ottumwa will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record. The Little Cyclones go into the contest with a 1-4 record after their 52-13 league loss to Valley (West Des Moines, IA).