In Saturday's non-league bout, the Howe Bulldogs (Howe, TX) volleyball team held off the host Collinsville Pirates (Collinsville, TX), by a margin of 2-1.

The Bulldogs now possess a 2-4 record. They play next when they travel to Tom Bean for a non-league bout on Tuesday, August 19. Howe will clash with a Tomcats team coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Pilot Point (Pilot Point, TX). The Tomcats record now stands at 0-6.

The Pirates (0-2) will now prepare for their match against S & S Consolidated (Sadler, TX). The Rams enter the non-league match with a 7-2 record. In their last match, S & S Consolidated was tipped by Palestine (Palestine, TX), 2-0, in a non-league match.