Rock Bridge won the last time they faced Hannibal, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Rock Bridge Bruins came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hannibal Pirates , sneaking past 3-2.
Rock Bridge 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 20-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21, 15-8.
Rock Bridge was led to victory by Danielle Hecht and Malaya Jackson. Hecht had 11 digs and three aces, while Jackson had eight digs and two aces.
When it comes to explaining why Hannibal lost, don't look at Kegan Greening. Despite the final result, she had 23 digs. Greening is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Rock Bridge is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Hannibal, they moved to 17-5 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
After both having extra time off, Rock Bridge and Marquette will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hannibal, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Jacksonville on the 12th.
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