Fans at Thursday's league contest between the Pana Panthers (Pana, IL) and the visiting Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL), saw Pana's volleyball squad nudge Southwestern by a score of 2-1.

With the win, Pana improves its record to 15-6 on the season. The Panthers travel to Gillespie (Gillespie, IL) to encounter the Miners in a South Central battle on Thursday, October 2. The Miners go into the battle with a record of 5-10.

Next, the Piasa Birds meet the Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, September 29. Southwestern will attempt to upgrade on its 9-8 season record. The Shells enter the challenge with a 7-12 record after their 2-0 league loss to Salem (Salem, IL).