Fans at Thursday's non-league contest between the Pearl River Central Blue Devils (Carriere, MS) and the visiting Long Beach Bearcats (Long Beach, MS), observed Pearl River Central's volleyball team top Long Beach by a count of 2-0.

The Blue Devils (1-1) will now prepare for their contest against Hancock (Kiln, MS). The Hawks enter the non-league contest with a 2-0 record. In their last contest, Hancock notched a victory over Pascagoula (Pascagoula, MS), 2-0, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Picayune Maroon Tide (Picayune, MS) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, September 9. Long Beach will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Maroon Tide go into the battle with a 0-1 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Gautier (Gautier, MS).