The Benton Rangers volleyball squad (Benton, IL), dropped 2-0 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Pinckneyville Panthers (Pinckneyville, IL)

With the win, Pinckneyville improves its record to 16-4 on the season. The Panthers travel to Frankfort (West Frankfort, IL) to encounter the Redbirds in a Southern Illinois River-to-River Mississippi battle on Thursday, October 2. The Redbirds go into the battle with a record of 6-14. Frankfort won 2-1 in their recent non-league battle against Anna-Jonesboro (Anna, IL)

The Rangers now own a 13-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host DuQuoin for a Southern Illinois River-to-River Mississippi battle on Thursday, October 2. Benton will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 2-0 league loss to Nashville (Nashville, IL). The Indians record now stands at 12-14.