The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Wilkes Central Eagles (Wilkesboro, NC) and the host East Wilkes Cardinals (Ronda, NC), saw Wilkes Central's volleyball squad nip East Wilkes by a tally of 3-2.

With the win, Wilkes Central upgrades its record to 2-8 on the year. The Eagles travel to NCSSM: Morganton (Morganton, NC) to play the in a non-league bout on Monday, September 18. The go into the bout with a record of 1-6. NCSSM: Morganton won 3-0 in their recent non-league bout against Lake Lure Classical Academy (Lake Lure, NC)

The Cardinals now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they host Starmount for a Northwest 1A bout on Monday, September 18. East Wilkes will play a Rams squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Alleghany (Sparta, NC). The Rams record now stands at 0-11.