The Hardin-Jefferson Hawks volleyball squad (Sour Lake, TX), was edged 3-2 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Liberty Panthers (Liberty, TX)

With the win, Liberty improves its record to 13-14 on the season. The Panthers host Shepherd (Shepherd, TX) to encounter the Pirates in a 4A Region III District 19 battle on Friday, October 18. The Pirates go into the battle with a record of 7-19. Shepherd lost 3-0 in their recent league battle against Hargrave (Huffman, TX)

The Hawks now own a 13-22 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hamshire-Fannett for a 4A Region III District 19 battle on Tuesday, October 15. Hardin-Jefferson will encounter a Longhorns squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to Livingston (Livingston, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 11-17.