The Glenelg Gladiators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Atholton Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Glenelg got the win against Hammond by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gladiators.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Glenelg was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-12, 25-13.
Glenelg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Atholton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Long Reach 3-0 on Wednesday.
Atholton got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 33-31, 25-12.
Glenelg's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Atholton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Glenelg took their win against Atholton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Glenelg repeat their success, or does Atholton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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