The crowd at Saturday's non-league contest between the Melrose Red Raiders (Melrose, MA) and the host Lexington Minutemen (Lexington, MA), observed Melrose's football squad defeat Lexington by a count of 16-6.

The Red Raiders now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Stoneham for a non-league contest on Saturday, September 30.

Coming up next, the Minutemen encounter the Arlington Spy Ponders (Arlington, MA) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, September 30. Lexington will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Spy Ponders go into the contest with a 2-0 record after their 20-18 non-league win over Brookline (Brookline, MA).