The Birmingham Patriots volleyball squad (Lake Balboa, CA), dropped 2-0 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Venice Gondoliers (Los Angeles, CA)

With the win, Venice improves its record to 10-2 on the year. The Gondoliers host Sylmar (Sylmar, CA) to meet the Spartans in a non-league contest on Saturday, September 6. The Spartans enter the contest with a record of 6-4. Sylmar lost 3-0 in their recent non-league contest against Taft (Woodland Hills, CA)

Next, the Patriots meet the Banning Pilots (Wilmington, CA) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, September 6. Birmingham will attempt to move on its 2-7 season record. The Pilots enter the contest with a 2-2 record after their 3-1 non-league loss to Bell (Bell, CA).