The St. Francis Golden Knights volleyball team (La Canada, CA), was nudged 1-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting San Marcos Royals (Santa Barbara, CA)

The Royals (18-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Rio Americano (Sacramento, CA). The Raiders enter the non-league challenge with a 10-3 record. In their last challenge, Rio Americano nipped Vista del Lago (Folsom, CA), 3-0, in a league challenge.

Next, the Golden Knights meet the Bishop Alemany Warriors (Mission Hills, CA) in a Mission challenge, on Tuesday, March 19. St. Francis will attempt to move on its 10-7 season record. The Warriors enter the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 3-0 league loss to Chaminade (West Hills, CA).