Mexico is keeping the sign.
The Bulldogs (1-1) defeated their longtime rival Fulton (0-2) for the 15th straight time with a 26-19 win on Friday night in Mexico. Fulton led for most of the game until Mexico took the lead with around eight minutes left in the fourth quarter. James Matthews returned a kick 87 yards and then Connor Fisher ran for a 2-point conversion to give Mexico a 20-19 lead. D'Naz Smith ran for a 39-yard touchdown and Kyler Benne came down with a game-clinching interception in the end zone in the final minute for one of four Fulton turnovers.
Smith finished with 55 rushing yards and two touchdowns, Benne had 62 total yards and a rushing touchdown, and Matthews had 145 return yards on three kick returns. For Fulton, Thomas Pittman ran for 196 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries.
Mexico plays its first road game at 7 p.m. Friday at Monroe City (1-1), who received votes in the first Class 2 state poll.
Read the full story in the Wednesday, September 9, 2026, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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