The Albia Blue Demons volleyball team (Albia, IA), went down 2-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting Ottumwa Bulldogs (Ottumwa, IA)

The Bulldogs (18-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Newton (Newton, IA). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 9-8 record. In their last challenge, Newton went down by Indianola (Indianola, IA), 3-0, in a league challenge.

Next, the Blue Demons encounter the Cardinal Comets (Eldon, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, October 3. Albia will attempt to move on its 16-9 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 5-12 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Knoxville (Knoxville, IA).