The Braden River Pirates volleyball squad (Bradenton, FL), was edged 3-2 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Venice Indians (Venice, FL)

With the win, Venice improves its record to 7-9 on the season. The Indians travel to Riverview Sarasota (Sarasota, FL) to encounter the Rams in a 7A District 12 battle on Tuesday, September 30. The Rams go into the battle with a record of 9-9. Riverview Sarasota lost 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Indian Rocks Christian (Largo, FL)

The Pirates now own a 9-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Lakewood Ranch for a non-league contest on Tuesday, September 30. Braden River will battle a Mustangs team coming off a 3-1 non-league win over Tampa Catholic (Tampa, FL). The Mustangs record now stands at 13-8.