Hanks and Immanuel Christian met for a duel on Friday where Hanks came out on top. The Hanks Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Immanuel Christian Warriors , sneaking past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (97-93) Hanks actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 12-25, 16-25, 15-13.
Hanks' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sarai Flores, who had 17 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Ariana Guillen, who had four digs, three aces, and two kills.
Despite the loss, Immanuel Christian still got an impressive performance from Grace Jackson, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Jackson has posted since back in August.
Hanks is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-20 record this season. As for Immanuel Christian, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-10.
Hanks has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Del Valle on the 22nd. As for Immanuel Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Loretto on the 22nd.
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