In Thursday's non-league match, the Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC) volleyball squad tipped the visiting East Columbus Gators (Lake Waccamaw, NC), by a count of 2-1.

Next up, the Patriots confront the North Brunswick Scorpions (Leland, NC) in a non-league match, on Monday, September 2. Pender will attempt to move on its 4-3 season record. The Scorpions enter the match with a 4-3 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Topsail (Hampstead, NC).

The Gators (1-2) will now prepare for their match against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC). The Eagles enter the non-league match with a 2-3 record. In their last match, East Bladen was tipped by South Columbus (Tabor City, NC), 2-1, in a non-league match.