The Pleasant Hope Pirates's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Marionville on the road and fell 72-16. Pleasant Hope was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-10.
Marionville was led to victory by Anna Bright and Lucy Newberry. Bright went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 1 assist, while Newberry scored 26 points along with five assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bright has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dally Pomeroy, who scored six points along with two steals.
Pleasant Hope has not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Marionville, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Pleasant Hope will head out on the road to square off against Marionville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Marionville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday. As for they, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pleasant Hope at 5:30 p.m. Pleasant Hope will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 439th, while Marionville is ranked 190th).
