Pleasant Hope was the 2-0 winner over Billings when they last played one another back in September of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Pleasant Hope Pirates fell just short of the Billings Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pleasant Hope took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 15-7.
Despite the defeat, Pleasant Hope had strong showings from Kylee Agee, who had 13 digs and four aces, and Loraine Arciniegas, who had 21 digs. That's the most aces Agee has posted since back in October of 2023.
Pleasant Hope's loss dropped their record down to 17-12-3. As for Billings, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Pleasant Hope will square off against Niangua at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Niangua is coming into the game with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Pleasant Hope will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Billings, they will face off against School of the Ozarks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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