The Johnson Crusaders volleyball squad (Clark, NJ), dropped 2-0 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Payne Tech Lions (Newark, NJ)

With the win, Payne Tech improves its record to 7-9 on the season. The Lions host Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NJ) to encounter the Bengals in a non-league battle on Thursday, October 10. The Bengals go into the battle with a record of 9-7. Bloomfield won 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Belleville (Belleville, NJ)

The Crusaders now own a 2-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hillside for a Union County - Valley battle on Thursday, October 10. Johnson will encounter a Comets squad coming off a 2-0 league loss to Plainfield (Plainfield, NJ). The Comets record now stands at 0-4.