The West Carteret Patriots (Morehead City, NC) volleyball held off the visiting Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC), 2-1 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 9-4 record. They play next when they host Richlands for a non-league bout on Thursday, October 3.

With the loss, Croatan drops to 11-6 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to New Bern (New Bern, NC) to clash with the Bears in a non-league bout on Wednesday, October 2. The Bears come into the bout with a record of 10-6. New Bern won 2-1 in their recent non-league bout against Northside - Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC)