The Peabody Veterans Memorial Tanners volleyball squad (Peabody, MA), was defeated 3-1 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Newburyport Clippers (Newburyport, MA)

With the win, Newburyport improves its record to 1-0 on the season. The Clippers host Triton Regional (Byfield, MA) to encounter the Vikings in a Cape Ann battle on Monday, September 9. The Vikings go into the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Tanners now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Masconomet Regional for a Northeast battle on Tuesday, September 10. Peabody Veterans Memorial will encounter a Chieftains squad coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Billerica Memorial (Billerica, MA). The Chieftains record now stands at 1-1.