The Bloomington Purple Raiders volleyball team (Bloomington, IL), was nudged 2-1 in Thursday's league challenge with the host Richwoods Knights (Peoria, IL)

The Knights (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Belleville West (Belleville, IL). The Maroons enter the non-league challenge with a 3-6 record. In their last challenge, Belleville West was nudged by Mater Dei (Breese, IL), 2-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Purple Raiders encounter the Tri-Valley Vikings (Downs, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, September 9. Bloomington will attempt to move on its 2-7 season record. The Vikings enter the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 2-0 league win over Flanagan-Cornell (Flanagan, IL).