The West Branch Bears football squad (West Branch, IA), was nudged 20-17 in Friday's league contest with the host Alburnett Pirates (Alburnett, IA)

The Pirates (4-1) will now prepare for their contest against Bellevue (Bellevue, IA). The Comets enter the 2A Group 5 contest with a 5-0 record. In their last contest, Bellevue got by Monticello (Monticello, IA), 48-14, in a league contest.

Coming up next, the Bears battle the Tipton Tigers (Tipton, IA) in a 2A Group 5 contest, on Friday, October 3. West Branch will attempt to better on its 3-2 season record. The Tigers enter the contest with a 0-5 record after their 24-7 league loss to Anamosa (Anamosa, IA).