The Richlands Blue Tornado volleyball team (Richlands, VA), was edged 3-2 in Thursday's league challenge with the visiting Graham G-Men (Bluefield, VA)

The G-Men (5-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Galax (Galax, VA). The Maroon Tide come into the non-league match with a 6-9 record. In their last match, Galax was edged by Giles (Pearisburg, VA), 3-1, in a league match.

With the loss, Richlands drops to 3-7 on the campaign. The Blue tornado travel to Twin Valley (Pilgrims Knob, VA) to clash with the Panthers in a non-league match on Monday, October 9. The Panthers come into the match with a record of 4-7.