The Oak Lawn Spartans football team (Oak Lawn, IL), was knocked off 41-25 in Friday's league challenge with the host Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL)

The Astros (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Evergreen Park (Evergreen Park, IL). The Mustangs come into the South Suburban - Red challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Evergreen Park was knocked off by Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL), 18-7, in a non-league challenge.

The Spartans now sport a 1-5 record. They take the field next when they host Reavis for a South Suburban - Red challenge on Friday, October 7. Oak Lawn will meet a Rams team coming off a 14-6 league loss to Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL). The Rams record now stands at 3-3.