The Little River High School football team, ranked third in Eight-Man Division II in the latest Kansas Eight-Man Football Association Coaches poll, lost to No. 4 Sylvan-Lucas 54-38 in a district game Friday night at Sylvan Grove.
The Little River Redskins (6-1) led the Mustangs (7-0) 26-22 at halftime.
Little River entered the game having allowed just six total points all season.
Sylvan-Lucas defeated Little River 50-44 in the third round of the playoffs last season.
According to Sports in Kansas, Friday’s meeting was just the ninth matchup in the history of the two programs and only the fourth since 2004. Little River has not defeated Sylvan-Lucas since 1974.
Hanover is ranked first in Eight-Man II, followed by Axtell, Little River, Sylvan-Lucas and Hodgeman County.
Lincoln is ranked first in Eight-Man I, followed by South Central, Leoti-Wichita County, Oswego and Clifton-Clyde.
Little River will host Ellis next Friday and Sylvan Unified plays at Victoria.
