UIC College Prep Firecats (Chicago, IL) backers were pleased Wednesday as they witnessed their volleyball team tip the host ITW David Speer Academy Pride (Chicago, IL), 2-1 in a league challenge.

The Firecats (6-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Perspectives-IIT/Joslin (Chicago, IL). The Wolves go into the non-league game with a 5-10 record. In their last game, Perspectives-IIT/Joslin was edged by Lindblom (Chicago, IL), 2-0, in a non-league game.

The Pride (1-11) will now prepare for their outing against Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL). The come into the non-league outing with a 6-14 record. In their last outing, Chicago Hope Academy was nudged by Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL), 2-0, in a league outing.