The East Alton-Wood River Oilers volleyball team (Wood River, IL), went down 2-0 in Thursday's league challenge with the visiting Freeburg Midgets (Freeburg, IL)

The Midgets (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Bloomington (Bloomington, IL). The Purple Raiders enter the non-league challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Bloomington went down by LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL), 2-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Oilers encounter the Columbia Eagles (Columbia, IL) in a Cahokia (Mississippi Division) challenge, on Tuesday, September 5. East Alton-Wood River will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Eagles enter the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Breese Central (Breese, IL).