The Big Bay de Noc Black Bears (Cooks, MI) volleyball knocked off the host Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears (Kinross, MI), 3-1 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Black Bears now possess a 6-1 record. They play next when they host Beaver Island for a non-league bout on Friday, September 20.

With the loss, Maplewood Baptist Academy drops to 0-6 on the campaign. The Black bears travel to Mackinac Island (Mackinac Island, MI) to clash with the Lakers in a Northern Lights bout on Tuesday, September 17. The Lakers come into the bout with a record of 2-1.