The Staples-Motley Cardinals football squad scored 50 points and limited the visiting Pine River-Backus Tigers to 0 in the Cardinals league triumph on Friday.

The Cardinals now hold a 3-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Parkers Prairie for a Mid Northwest - Central test on Friday, October 4. Staples-Motley will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 14-12 league loss to Breckenridge (Breckenridge, MN). The Panthers record now stands at 4-1.

With the defeat, Pine River-Backus drops to 0-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Pillager (Pillager, MN) to meet the Huskies in a Mid Northwest - Central test on Friday, October 4. The Huskies come into the test with a record of 4-1. Pillager won 47-6 in their recent league test against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker, MN)