The Newport Cubs prevailed the visiting Taft Tigers volleyball squad by a final score of 2-0 in Saturday's non-league game.

Next up, the Cubs confront the Philomath Warriors (Philomath, OR) in a 4A Oregon West game, on Tuesday, October 7. Newport will attempt to advance on its 6-6 season record. The Warriors come into the bout with a 9-4 record after their 3-1 league win over North Marion (Aurora, OR).

With the loss, Taft drops to 12-6 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Dayton (Dayton, OR) to clash with the Pirates in a bout on Tuesday, October 7. The Pirates come into the bout with a record of 11-3. Dayton lost 2-0 in their recent non-league bout against Crosshill Christian (Turner, OR)