Hannibal is 10-0 against Kirksville since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hannibal Pirates will challenge the Kirksville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Hannibal is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, Hannibal was able to grind out a solid win over North Point, taking the game 3-1.
Hannibal walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-13, 25-22.
Hannibal can attribute much of their success to Kegan Greening, who had 22 digs, and Zanie Terrill, who had six digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Greening is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Kirksville earned a 3-1 win over Marshall on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-9, 16-25, 25-11.
Kirksville found their leader in underclassman Sydney Cochran, who had ten digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Cochran.
Kirksville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine matches.
Hannibal's record now sits at 16-4. As for Kirksville, their record is now 9-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Hannibal has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Kirksville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hannibal's way against Kirksville in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Hannibal made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hannibal since the squad 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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