The Parkway Central Colts will square off against the Hannibal Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Parkway Central comes in on four and Hannibal on seven.
Parkway Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Burroughs.
The victory didn't come easy: Burroughs scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Tessa Wall
| 10/28/25 @ Burroughs | 13 |
| 10/24/25 vs Parkway North | 8 |
| 10/22/25 vs McCluer North | 2 |
| 10/16/25 @ Ladue Horton Watkins | 3 |
| 10/15/25 @ Parkway West | 11 |
| + 2 more games |
Parkway Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tessa Wall, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most digs Wall has posted over her last seven matchups. Avery Smith was another key player, getting 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Hannibal beat Holt 3-1 on Tuesday.
Parkway Central better focus on containing Tessa Janes and Lyla Dorsey as the pair were huge in Hannibal's win. Janes had 15 digs and five assists, while Dorsey hit 63.6% for 14 kills and 13 digs and two aces. Dorsey has been hot for a while, having posted six or more kills the last nine times she's played.
Hannibal was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive matches.
Hannibal's victory bumped their record up to 27-9-1. As for Parkway Central, their win bumped their record up to 23-11-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Parkway Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Hannibal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Parkway Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Hannibal in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, winning 3-1. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
