In Thursday's non-league challenge, the host Southeastern Mustangs volleyball team scored a close 2-1 victory over the Locust Fork Hornets.

The Mustangs (17-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Locust Fork (Locust Fork, AL). The Hornets enter the non-league challenge with a 6-13 record. In their last challenge, Locust Fork got by Cleveland (Cleveland, AL), 2-0, in a league challenge.

Next, the Hornets meet the Cleveland Panthers (Cleveland, AL) in a 2A Area 12 challenge, on Thursday, October 3. Locust Fork will attempt to upgrade on its 6-13 season record. The Panthers enter the challenge with a 3-13 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Appalachian (Oneonta, AL).