The Scotland Fighting Scots volleyball team (Laurinburg, NC), was nudged 3-2 in Thursday's league challenge with the host Hoke County Bucks (Raeford, NC)

The Bucks (5-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Seventy-First (Fayetteville, NC). The Falcons enter the non-league challenge with a 2-12 record. In their last challenge, Seventy-First was nudged by South View (Hope Mills, NC), 3-0, in a league challenge.

Coming up next, the Fighting Scots play the Southern Lee Cavaliers (Sanford, NC) in a Sandhills 3A/4A bout, on Tuesday, September 27. Scotland will attempt to upgrade on its 7-6 season record. The Cavaliers go into the bout with a 5-9 record after their 3-1 league loss to Richmond (Rockingham, NC).