The Birmingham Patriots volleyball squad (Lake Balboa, CA), dropped 2-0 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Ventura Cougars (Ventura, CA)

With the win, Ventura improves its record to 4-5 on the season. The Cougars travel to Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) to encounter the Toreadors in a non-league battle on Saturday, September 7. The Toreadors go into the battle with a record of 4-3. Taft won 3-1 in their recent non-league battle against Grant (Van Nuys, CA)

The Patriots now own a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bishop Conaty-Loretto for a non-league battle on Friday, September 6. Birmingham will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey, CA). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-3.