The crowd at Tuesday's league bout between the Marion Patriots (Marion, AR) and the visiting Searcy Lions (Searcy, AR), saw Marion's volleyball squad beat Searcy by a tally of 3-0.

With the win, Marion upgrades its record to 8-2 on the year. The Patriots travel to Paragould (Paragould, AR) to play the Rams in a 5A East bout on Thursday, September 12. The Rams go into the bout with a record of 7-2. Paragould won 3-0 in their recent league bout against Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR)

The Lions now own a 2-6 record. They play next when they host West Memphis for a 5A East bout on Thursday, September 12. Searcy will play a Blue Devils squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Nettleton (Jonesboro, AR). The Blue Devils record now stands at 0-3.