The Bickleton Pirates volleyball squad (Bickleton, WA), dropped 3-0 in Thursday's league battle with the host Ione/Arlington Cardinals (Ione, OR)

With the win, Ione/Arlington improves its record to 16-5 on the season. The Cardinals host South Wasco County (Maupin, OR) to encounter the Redsides in a 1A Big Sky battle on Thursday, October 10. The Redsides go into the battle with a record of 20-7. South Wasco County won 3-2 in their recent league battle against Dufur (Dufur, OR)

The Pirates now own a 7-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Riverside for a non-league battle on Saturday, October 12. Bickleton will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to McLoughlin (Milton-Freewater, OR). The Pirates record now stands at 5-12.