The Gallatin County Hawks (Junction, IL) volleyball were victorious over the host Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), 2-0 in Wednesday's league outing.

The Hawks now have a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Grayville for a non-league outing on Wednesday, August 28. Gallatin County will play a Bison team coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Hutsonville/Palestine (Palestine, IL). The Bison record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Pope County drops to 0-2 on the campaign. The Pirates host Galatia (Galatia, IL) to play the Bearcats in a Greater Egyptian outing on Friday, August 30. The Bearcats come into the outing with a record of 0-2. Galatia lost 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Eldorado (Eldorado, IL)