The Pleasant Hope Pirates will stay at home for another game and welcome the Niangua Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Pleasant Hope came up short against Marionville and fell 2-0.
Pleasant Hope was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Pleasant Hope had strong showings from Kylee Agee, who had 12 digs, and Loraine Arciniegas, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Niangua was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 2-0 to Seymour.
Niangua was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 13 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13.
Pleasant Hope's loss dropped their record down to 17-11-3. As for Niangua, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Pleasant Hope beat Niangua 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2020. Will Pleasant Hope repeat their success, or does Niangua have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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