The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) and the visiting Benton Rangers (Benton, IL), observed Murphysboro's football squad defeat Benton by a count of 35-9.

The Red Devils now own a 2-0 record. They play next when they host Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio contest on Friday, September 15. Murphysboro will encounter a Patriots squad coming off a 34-14 non-league loss to Anna-Jonesboro (Anna, IL). The Patriots record now stands at 1-1.

Coming up next, the Rangers encounter the DuQuoin Indians (DuQuoin, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi contest, on Friday, September 15. Benton will attempt to upgrade on its 1-2 season record. The Indians go into the contest with a 3-0 record after their 28-0 non-league win over Herrin (Herrin, IL).