In Thursday's league battle, the host Belvidere North Blue Thunder volleyball team scored a 2-0 triumph over the Freeport Pretzels.

The Blue Thunder (3-2) will now prepare for their battle against Rockford East (Rockford, IL). The E-Rabs come into the Northern Illinois NIC-10 battle with a 1-7 record. In their last battle, Rockford East went down by Boylan Catholic (Rockford, IL), 2-0, in a league battle.

Next, the Pretzels encounter the Lutheran Crusaders (Rockford, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, September 3. Freeport will attempt to move on its 1-3 season record. The Crusaders come into the battle with a 3-2 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Richmond-Burton (Richmond, IL).