Antelope and Salome are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Antelope Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Salome Frogs 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.
Antelope is headed into the match having just 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.
Meanwhile, Salome unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to North Phoenix Preparatory Academy. The Frogs have struggled against the Gladiators recently, as their game last Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: 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.
Antelope's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Salome, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
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