If Mexico was feeling good fresh off their 42-7 takedown of Marshall last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hannibal Pirates on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Pirates are ranked 33rd).
Although Mexico took the loss, they still got scores from Drew Demint and Kaden Benne.

Bulldogs
| 09/26/25 vs Hannibal | 14-26 |
| 09/19/25 @ Marshall | 42-7 |
| 09/12/25 vs Odessa | 48-43 |
| 09/05/25 vs Southern Boone | 28-7 |
| 08/29/25 @ Centralia | 14-26 |
Mexico moved to 3-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hannibal, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-1.
Looking ahead, Mexico will head out to challenge Fulton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs will be up against the Hornets' rather soft defense (which has allowed 34.2 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Hannibal, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Kirksville at 7:00 p.m.
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