The Rio Mesa Spartans volleyball squad (Oxnard, CA), was edged 2-1 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting El Modena Vanguards (Orange, CA)

With the win, El Modena improves its record to 4-7 on the season. The Vanguards travel to El Rancho (Pico Rivera, CA) to encounter the Dons in a non-league battle on Saturday, September 6. The Dons go into the battle with a record of 2-8. El Rancho lost 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, CA)

The Spartans now own a 4-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to San Marcos for a Channel battle on Tuesday, September 9. Rio Mesa will encounter a Royals squad coming off a 2-1 non-league loss to San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA). The Royals record now stands at 9-3.