The Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL) volleyball held off the host Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL), 2-1 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Purple Raiders now possess a 6-15 record. They play next when they travel to Lincoln for a non-league bout on Friday, October 11. Bloomington will clash with a Railsplitters team coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains, IL). The Railsplitters record now stands at 13-9.

With the loss, Illinois Valley Central drops to 14-12 on the campaign. The Grey ghosts travel to Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL) to clash with the Rockets in a Illini Prairie bout on Tuesday, October 15. The Rockets come into the bout with a record of 19-10. Tolono Unity lost 2-0 in their recent league bout against St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL)