The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL) and the visiting Cullman Bearcats (Cullman, AL), saw Hillcrest's volleyball squad beat Cullman by a tally of 25-21.

With the win, Hillcrest upgrades its record to 6-6 on the year. The Patriots travel to Cullman (Cullman, AL) to play the Bearcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, September 12. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 8-11.

The Bearcats now own a 6-8 record. They play next when they travel to Lawrence County for a non-league bout on Saturday, September 9. Cullman will play a Red Devils squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Athens (Athens, AL). The Red Devils record now stands at 8-8.