The Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL) football tipped the visiting Rich Township Raptors (Olympia Fields, IL), 10-8 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Astros now sport a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Argo for a non-league outing on Thursday, September 19. Shepard will clash with a Argonauts squad coming off a 44-8 non-league loss to Reavis (Burbank, IL). The Argonauts record now stands at 1-1.

With the defeat, Rich Township drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Raptors host Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox, IL) to clash with the Warriors in a non-league outing on Saturday, September 14. The Warriors come into the outing with a record of 0-0.