Fans at Thursday's non-league contest between the North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN) and the host Cloquet Lumberjacks (Cloquet, MN), observed North Branch's volleyball team top Cloquet by a tally of 3-0.

The Vikings (1-3) will now prepare for their contest against Monticello (Monticello, MN). The Magic go into the Mississippi 8 test with a 4-3 record. In their last test, Monticello achieved victory over Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN), 2-1, in a non-league test.

The Lumberjacks now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Becker for a non-league test on Saturday, September 6. Cloquet will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Hutchinson (Hutchinson, MN). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-3.