The crowd at Saturday's non-league bout between the Pell City Panthers (Pell City, AL) and the visiting Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL), saw Pell City's volleyball squad nip Hillcrest by a tally of 2-1.

With the win, Pell City upgrades its record to 24-13 on the year. The Panthers host Austin (Decatur, AL) to play the Black Bears in a non-league bout on Saturday, October 8. The Black Bears go into the bout with a record of 5-24. Austin lost 2-0 in their recent non-league bout against Brewer (Somerville, AL)

The Patriots now own a 13-11 record. They play next when they travel to Faith Christian for a non-league bout on Saturday, October 8. Hillcrest will play a Lions squad coming off a 3-1 non-league loss to Piedmont (Piedmont, AL). The Lions record now stands at 12-21.