The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Bauxite Miners (Bauxite, AR) and the host Malvern Leopards (Malvern, AR), saw Bauxite's volleyball squad nip Malvern by a tally of 3-2.

With the win, Bauxite upgrades its record to 9-7 on the year. The Miners travel to Jacksonville (Jacksonville, AR) to play the Titans in a non-league bout on Monday, September 25. The Titans go into the bout with a record of 2-9. Jacksonville lost 3-1 in their recent league bout against Parkview (Little Rock, AR)

The Leopards now own a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Fountain Lake for a 4A West bout on Tuesday, September 26. Malvern will play a Cobras squad coming off a 3-0 league win over Camden Fairview (Camden, AR). The Cobras record now stands at 9-1.