Hillsboro Hiltoppers (Hillsboro, IL) supporters left the game in high spirits Tuesday as they observed their volleyball squad hold off the host Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL), 2-1 in a league match.

Next up, the Hiltoppers battle the Pana Panthers (Pana, IL) in a South Central match, on Thursday, October 19. Hillsboro will attempt to advance on its 22-7 season record. The Panthers come into the match with a 19-10 record after their 2-0 league loss to Carlinville (Carlinville, IL).

With the loss, Southwestern drops to 3-27 on the campaign. The Piasa birds travel to Greenville (Greenville, IL) to battle the Comets in a South Central match on Thursday, October 19. The Comets come into the match with a record of 8-21. Greenville lost 2-0 in their recent league match against Gillespie (Gillespie, IL)