Pleasant Hope won the last time they faced Crane, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Pleasant Hope Pirates walked away with a 3-1 win over the Crane Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pleasant Hope.
Pleasant Hope had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-10, 25-12, 25-20.
Pleasant Hope was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Crane lost, don't look at Ryah Hardin. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs.
Pleasant Hope is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-2 record this season. As for Crane, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pleasant Hope beat Crane by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
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