It had been 1,456 days since the Harbor Beach Pirates had last taken down their archrival. All of that ended on Friday, September 13, 2024 as Harbor Beach took command early and never looked back, defeating the Ubly Bearcats 45-6.

It took just two plays before Harbor Beach found the end zone for the first time when Benson Harper broke multiple tackles on his way for a 49-yard touchdown run, his first of two scores on the night. The Pirates scored on each of their first six drives of the game, leading 45-0 five seconds into the fourth quarter. Ubly punched in their only score of the night with 5:06 remaining in the regulation on a nine-yard run from Colton Oswald.

With the win, Harbor Beach improves to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Black division of the Big Thumb Conference. Ubly falls to 0-3 and is winless for the first time in 25 years. The Pirates now host Vassar in Week 04 while Ubly welcomes Marlette to the banks of the Cass River.