The crowd at Tuesday's non-league bout between the Hopedale Blue Raiders (Hopedale, MA) and the visiting South Lancaster Academy Crusaders (South Lancaster, MA), saw Hopedale's volleyball squad nip South Lancaster Academy by a tally of 3-2.

With the win, Hopedale upgrades its record to 1-0 on the year. The Blue Raiders host Nipmuc Regional (Upton, MA) to play the Warriors in a Dual Valley bout on Friday, September 8. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 1-0. Nipmuc Regional won 3-0 in their recent non-league bout against Norton (Norton, MA)

The Crusaders now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Fitchburg for a non-league bout on Thursday, September 7.