The Valley City Hi-Liners volleyball team (Valley City, ND), went down 3-1 in Tuesday's league challenge with the visiting Red River Roughriders (Grand Forks, ND)

The Roughriders (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Devils Lake (Devils Lake, ND). The Firebirds come into the A - East Region challenge with a 0-8 record. In their last challenge, Devils Lake went down by Horace (Horace, ND), 3-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Hi-Liners encounter the Shanley Deacons (Fargo, ND) in a A - East Region challenge, on Thursday, September 21. Valley City will attempt to move on its 2-6 season record. The Deacons come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 3-0 league win over Fargo South (Fargo, ND).