The Shepherd Pirates volleyball squad (Shepherd, TX), was defeated 2-0 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Brazos Cougars (Wallis, TX)

With the win, Brazos improves its record to 6-3 on the season. The Cougars host Smithville (Smithville, TX) to encounter the Tigers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, August 19. The Tigers go into the battle with a record of 0-3. Smithville lost 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Long Creek (New Braunfels, TX)

The Pirates now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Coldspring-Oakhurst for a non-league contest on Tuesday, August 19. Shepherd will meet a Trojans team coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Lovelady (Lovelady, TX). The Trojans record now stands at 4-2.