The St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE) volleyball held off the visiting Plainview Pirates (Plainview, NE), 2-1 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Chambers/Wheeler Central for a D2 District 8 bout on Tuesday, September 10. St. Mary's will clash with a Renegades team coming off a 2-0 league loss to Stuart (Stuart, NE). The Renegades record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Plainview drops to 2-5 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Creighton (Creighton, NE) to clash with the Bulldogs in a D1 District 3 bout on Tuesday, September 10. The Bulldogs come into the bout with a record of 1-2. Creighton lost 2-0 in their recent league bout against Osmond (Osmond, NE)