Salome and Antelope are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Salome Frogs will welcome the Antelope Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Salome is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Phoenix Preparatory Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Tuesday. They came up short against the Gladiators, falling 3-0. The Frogs haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While Salome was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Salome kept the net locked down and finished the game with 24 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least ten blocks in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Antelope suffered their biggest loss since August 30th on Monday. They came up short against Anthem Prep, falling 3-0.
Antelope was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-15.
Salome's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Antelope, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Salome came out on top in a nail-biter against Antelope in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Salome repeat their success, or does Antelope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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