The North Middlesex Regional Patriots volleyball team (Townsend, MA), went down 3-0 in Monday's non-league challenge with the host Hopedale Blue Raiders (Hopedale, MA)

The Blue Raiders (8-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Bellingham (Bellingham, MA). The Blackhawks come into the non-league challenge with a 14-3 record. In their last challenge, Bellingham defeated Medway (Medway, MA), 3-1, in a league challenge.

Next, the Patriots encounter the Wachusett Regional Mountaineers (Holden, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, October 17. North Middlesex Regional will attempt to move on its 0-9 season record. The Mountaineers come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 3-0 league loss to Westborough (Westborough, MA).