The Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL) volleyball nudged the visiting Richards Bulldogs (Oak Lawn, IL), 2-1 in Thursday's non-league outing.

With the win, Shepard betters its record to 14-5 on the year. The Astros host Oak Lawn (Oak Lawn, IL) to face the Spartans in a non-league outing on Tuesday, October 7. The Spartans go into the outing with a record of 4-6. Oak Lawn lost 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Illiana Christian (Lansing, IL)

The Bulldogs now sport a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Oak Forest for a non-league outing on Tuesday, October 7. Richards will face a Bengals squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Bremen (Midlothian, IL). The Bengals record now stands at 17-1.