After flying high against Kirksville last Tuesday, Hannibal came back down to earth. The Hannibal Pirates fell just short of the Rock Bridge Bruins by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Pirates have struggled against the Bruins recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Hannibal took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Hannibal still got an impressive performance from Kegan Greening, who 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.
Leading Rock Bridge to victory were Danielle Hecht and Malaya Jackson. Hecht had 11 digs and three aces, while Jackson had eight digs and two aces.
Hannibal's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-5. As for Rock Bridge, they are 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.
Hannibal wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Jacksonville on the 12th. After both having extra time off, Rock Bridge and Marquette will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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