Crane lost against Pleasant Hope last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Crane Pirates took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pleasant Hope Pirates. Crane has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Crane had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Crane still got an impressive performance from Ryah Hardin, who had ten digs. Hardin is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Leading Pleasant Hope to victory were Kylee Agee and Loraine Arciniegas. Agee had eight digs and two aces, while Arciniegas had four digs. That's the most aces Agee has posted since back in August.
Crane's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Pleasant Hope, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9-2 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Marionville the next time they take the court. Pleasant Hope will host Marionville at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, while Crane will play them later in the day, at 8:00 a.m.
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