Volleyball Preview: Pleasant Hope Pirates vs. Skyline Tigers
Pleasant Hope is 0-10 against Skyline since September of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pleasant Hope took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Niangua as Pleasant Hope made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pleasant Hope took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-7, 25-5.
Pleasant Hope found their leader in underclassman Kylee Agee, who had five digs and four aces.
Pleasant Hope couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.6% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Skyline beat Lockwood 3-1 on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-15, 19-25, 25-20, 25-13.
Pleasant Hope's victory bumped their record up to 18-12-3. As for Skyline, the win got them back to even at 13-13-3.
Pleasant Hope might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Skyline in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Pleasant Hope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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