Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Kerens Bobcats (Kerens, TX) and the visiting Rice Bulldogs (Rice, TX), saw Kerens's volleyball squad nudge Rice by a score of 2-1.

With the win, Kerens upgrades its record to 3-8 on the year. The Bobcats travel to Itasca (Itasca, TX) to meet the Wampus Cats in a non-league challenge on Friday, August 29. The Wampus Cats go into the test with a record of 4-5. Itasca lost 2-0 in their recent non-league test against Riesel (Riesel, TX)

The Bulldogs now own a 9-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hubbard for a non-league test on Thursday, August 28. Rice will meet a Jaguars team coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Dawson (Dawson, TX). The Jaguars record now stands at 0-9.