The crowd at Friday's league bout between the Rice Bulldogs (Rice, TX) and the visiting Mildred Eagles (Corsicana, TX), saw Rice's volleyball squad beat Mildred by a tally of 3-1.

With the win, Rice upgrades its record to 9-24 on the year. The Bulldogs host Palmer (Palmer, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a 3A Region III District 18 bout on Tuesday, October 17. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 15-16. Palmer lost 3-1 in their recent league bout against Eustace (Eustace, TX)

The Eagles now own a 7-21 record. They play next when they travel to Blooming Grove for a 3A Region III District 18 bout on Tuesday, October 17. Mildred will play a Lions squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Kemp (Kemp, TX). The Lions record now stands at 15-16.