The crowd at Monday's league bout between the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) and the host Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA), saw Merced's volleyball squad nip Atwater by a tally of 2-1.

With the win, Merced upgrades its record to 8-2 on the year. The Bears travel to Patterson (Patterson, CA) to play the Tigers in a bout on Monday, October 16. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 0-1.

The Falcons now own a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Golden Valley for a bout on Wednesday, October 11. Atwater will play a Cougars squad coming off a 2-0 league loss to Merced (Merced, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 0-2.