HANNIBAL — Hannibal Pirates boys soccer have had a tough time generating wins this season in the middle of tough last seven games and were looking for their first win since defeating Canton back on Sep. 29 with a senior night matchup against Mexico.

Thursday ended up being all Hannibal as they celebrated their five seniors with a 5-1 win over the Bulldogs.

"The guys played well, two of our five seniors had the goals tonight," said Hannibal head coach Eric Hill. "(Chase) Askey ended up with a hat trick, Pearson (Parker) got us on the board with the first two.”

A big issue early on in the season was lack of experience, chemistry and ball movement with this team but Thursday’s win showed how far they’ve come this year.

"Guys were trying to move the ball, trying to find everybody else," sa

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