The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Eastside Spartans (Coeburn, VA) and the host Rye Cove Eagles (Clinchport, VA), saw Eastside's volleyball squad nip Rye Cove by a tally of 3-2.

With the win, Eastside upgrades its record to 5-6 on the year. The Spartans travel to Thomas Walker (Ewing, VA) to play the Pioneers in a Cumberland bout on Tuesday, September 27. The Pioneers go into the bout with a record of 5-3. Thomas Walker lost 3-1 in their recent non-league bout against Lee (Jonesville, VA)

The Eagles now own a 2-9 record. They play next when they host Lee for a non-league bout on Monday, September 26. Rye Cove will play a Generals squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Gate City (Gate City, VA). The Generals record now stands at 6-5.