The Marquez Gladiators (Huntington Park, CA) volleyball held off the visiting Birmingham Patriots (Lake Balboa, CA), 2-1 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Gladiators now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Hamilton for a non-league bout on Monday, September 9. Marquez will clash with a Yankees team coming off a 3-0 league loss to Los Angeles CES (Los Angeles, CA). The Yankees record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Birmingham drops to 3-6 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, CA) to clash with the Eagles in a non-league bout on Saturday, September 7. The Eagles come into the bout with a record of 1-4. Eagle Rock lost 3-0 in their recent non-league bout against Venice (Los Angeles, CA)