The Pendleton Buckaroos volleyball team (Pendleton, OR), went down 3-1 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the visiting Mountain View Cougars (Bend, OR)

The Cougars (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against La Grande (La Grande, OR). The Tigers enter the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, La Grande went down by The Dalles (The Dalles, OR), 3-2, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Buckaroos play the Redmond Panthers (Redmond, OR) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, August 31. Pendleton will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Panthers go into the bout with a 0-4 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to South Salem (Salem, OR).