The Mount Vernon Tigers (Mount Vernon, TX) volleyball knocked off the visiting New Boston Lions (New Boston, TX), 3-1 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 9-13 record. They take the field next when they host Detroit for a non-league match on Tuesday, September 16. Mount Vernon will battle a Eagles squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Grayson Christian (Sherman, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 18-3.

The Lions (16-7) will now prepare for their match against De Kalb (De Kalb, TX). The Bears enter the 3A Region II District 14 match with a 16-10 record. In their last match, De Kalb notched a victory over Queen City (Queen City, TX), 3-2, in a league match.