The Batesville Pioneers (Batesville, AR) volleyball knocked off the host Searcy Lions (Searcy, AR), 3-1 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Pioneers now possess a 9-7 record. They play next when they host Paragould for a 5A East bout on Thursday, October 17. Batesville will clash with a Rams team coming off a 3-0 league loss to Nettleton (Jonesboro, AR). The Rams record now stands at 11-18.

With the loss, Searcy drops to 3-17 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Mountain Home (Mountain Home, AR) to clash with the Bombers in a 5A East bout on Thursday, October 17. The Bombers come into the bout with a record of 14-8. Mountain Home lost 3-1 in their recent league bout against Valley View (Jonesboro, AR)