The Thoreau Hawks volleyball team (Thoreau, NM), went down 3-0 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting Grants Pirates (Grants, NM)

The Pirates (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Laguna Acoma (New Laguna, NM). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 11-2 record. In their last outing, Laguna Acoma notched a victory over Zuni (Zuni, NM), 3-0, in a non-league outing.

The Hawks now own a 3-7 record. They play next when they travel to Tohatchi for a 3A District 1 outing on Tuesday, September 28. Thoreau will face a Cougars squad coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Navajo Pine (Navajo, NM). The Cougars record now stands at 6-3.