The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Ashe County Huskies (West Jefferson, NC) and the host East Wilkes Cardinals (Ronda, NC), saw Ashe County's volleyball squad nudge East Wilkes by a score of 2-1.

With the win, Ashe County improves its record to 12-6 on the season. The Huskies travel to West Wilkes (Millers Creek, NC) to encounter the Blackhawks in a non-league battle on Tuesday, October 7. The Blackhawks go into the battle with a record of 12-3. West Wilkes won 2-1 in their recent non-league contest against Elkin (Elkin, NC)

Next, the Cardinals battle the North Surry Greyhounds (Mount Airy, NC) in a non-league contest, on Monday, October 6. East Wilkes will attempt to move on its 5-12 season record. The Greyhounds go into the battle with a 8-11 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to East Surry (Pilot Mountain, NC).