The Gillespie Miners volleyball squad (Gillespie, IL), was edged 2-1 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL)

With the win, Southwestern improves its record to 2-4 on the season. The Piasa Birds host East Alton-Wood River (Wood River, IL) to encounter the Oilers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, September 3. The Oilers go into the battle with a record of 3-3. East Alton-Wood River lost 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)

The Miners now own a 0-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Nokomis for a non-league battle on Tuesday, September 3. Gillespie will encounter a Redskins squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Redskins record now stands at 2-0.