Volleyball Preview: Skyline Tigers vs. Pleasant Hope Pirates
Skyline is 9-0 against Pleasant Hope since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Skyline Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Pleasant Hope Pirates at 5:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Skyline duked it out withDiamond on Thursday. Skyline fell 3-1 to Diamond.
Skyline came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22, 14-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hope hadn't done well against Stockton recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Pleasant Hope was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Stockton.
While Pleasant Hope won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 27-25, 25-12.
Loraine Arciniegas had a dynamite game for Pleasant Hope, getting 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Arciniegas has posted in her last seven games.
Skyline has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11-3 record this season. As for Pleasant Hope, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-2 record this season.
Skyline took their victory against Pleasant Hope when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyline since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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