The Catoctin Cougars volleyball squad (Thurmont, MD), was defeated 3-0 in Monday's league battle with the visiting Smithsburg Leopards (Smithsburg, MD)

With the win, Smithsburg improves its record to 8-3 on the season. The Leopards travel to Linganore (Frederick, MD) to encounter the Lancers in a non-league battle on Wednesday, October 2. The Lancers enter the match with a record of 6-1. Linganore won 3-2 in their recent league match against Oakdale (Ijamsville, MD)

The Cougars (1-5) will now prepare for their match against Oakdale (Ijamsville, MD). The enter the non-league match with a 2-6 record. In their last match, Oakdale was outscored by Linganore (Frederick, MD), 3-2, in a league match.