After both having extra time off, the Antelope Titans and the Manteca Buffaloes will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Antelope will be strutting in after a victory while Manteca will be coming in after a defeat.
Manteca will be up against a hot Antelope team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Titans walked away with a 3-1 win over McClatchy on Thursday.
Antelope got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 28-30, 27-25, 25-19.
Anthony Ehly
| 02/24/25 vs Sheldon | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs West Park | 10 |
| 04/23/25 vs Futures | 10 |
| 03/27/25 vs Cordova | 12 |
| 02/28/25 @ Futures | 14 |
Antelope found their leader in freshman Anthony Ehly, who had three digs and two aces. Ehly also set a new season-high mark in assists with 29.
Antelope was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Manteca didn't have quite enough to beat Sierra on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Manteca lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 17-15.
Antelope's victory bumped their record up to 19-13. As for Manteca, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8.
Antelope couldn't quite get it done against Manteca in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 2-0. Can the Titans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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