The Pope County Pirates volleyball team (Golconda, IL), went down 2-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting St. Elmo/Brownstown Eagles (St. Elmo, IL)

The Eagles (12-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Webber (Bluford, IL). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Webber defeated Zeigler-Royalton (Zeigler, IL), 2-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Pirates encounter the Galatia Bearcats (Galatia, IL) in a Greater Egyptian challenge, on Monday, September 26. Pope County will attempt to move on its 3-9 season record. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Cobden (Cobden, IL).