The Bloom Blazing Trojan volleyball team (Chicago Heights, IL), was nudged 2-1 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the host Bremen Braves (Midlothian, IL)

The Braves (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Oak Forest (Oak Forest, IL). The Bengals enter the South Suburban challenge with a 2-2 record.

Next, the Blazing Trojan encounter the Oak Lawn Spartans (Oak Lawn, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, August 28. Bloom will attempt to move on its 1-4 season record. The Spartans enter the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Waukegan (Waukegan, IL).