Wildcats take first loss of the season in 8-man game at Haxtun

The Fleming Wildcats returned to gridiron action last week following a two-week hiatus due to game cancellations. Fleming was scheduled to play at Granada and Crawford, Neb., but a forfeit and a cancelled game kept the team sidelined after their most recent win, 44-6, over Idalia on Sept. 2.

Friday night's anticipated return put the Wildcats on Haxtun's field for an 8-man contest against the defending 8-man State Champion Bulldogs. Despite the 6-man team's efforts to leash hosting Bulldogs, they came up short falling 46-0.

Individual stats for the Wildcats were not reported as of press time.

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