The Essex Trojans volleyball squad (Essex, IA), was edged 2-1 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Diagonal Maroons (Diagonal, IA)

With the win, Diagonal improves its record to 3-7 on the season. The Maroons travel to Ankeny Christian Academy (Ankeny, IA) to encounter the in a non-league battle on Thursday, September 18. The go into the battle with a record of 6-9. Ankeny Christian Academy won 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Charles City (Charles City, IA)

The Trojans now own a 3-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hamburg for a non-league battle on Monday, September 15. Essex will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Griswold (Griswold, IA). The Wildcats record now stands at 0-5.