Billings waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Pleasant Hope Pirates 3-2. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Pirates walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2020.
Billings was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 15-7.
Pleasant Hope's loss came despite strong showings from Kylee Agee and Loraine Arciniegas. Agee had 13 digs and four aces, while Arciniegas had 21 digs. That's the most aces Agee has posted since back in October of 2023.
Billings' win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Pleasant Hope, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-12-3 record this season.
Billings will head out to challenge School of the Ozarks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. School of the Ozarks is on a three-game streak of home wins, Billings a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Pleasant Hope, they will host Niangua at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Hope is facing Niangua at the right time seeing as Niangua is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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