There's no place like home for Hannibal, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Illini West Chargers on Monday as the Hannibal Pirates made off with a 3-0 win. For the Pirates, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Chargers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Hannibal's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Illini West between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-16.
Leading Hannibal to victory were Kegan Greening and Zanie Terrill. Greening had nine digs, while Terrill had nine digs.
Hannibal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 16 matchups.
Hannibal's victory bumped their record up to 20-7. As for Illini West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-7.
Hannibal will venture away from home to face off against Marshall at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hannibal is facing Marshall at the right time seeing as Marshall is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Illini West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rushville-Industry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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