Fans at Thursday's non-league contest between the Ayer Shirley Panthers (Ayer, MA) and the visiting South Lancaster Academy Crusaders (South Lancaster, MA), observed Ayer Shirley's volleyball team top South Lancaster Academy by a count of 3-0.

The Panthers (6-2) will now prepare for their contest against Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsborough, MA). The Lancers enter the non-league contest with a 3-6 record. In their last battle, Academy of Notre Dame dropped by Dracut (Dracut, MA), 3-0, in a non-league battle.

The Crusaders now own a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Whitinsville Christian for a non-league battle on Monday, September 29. South Lancaster Academy will encounter a Crusaders squad coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Grafton (Grafton, MA). The Crusaders record now stands at 6-3.