The Olton Mustangs will head out to square off against the Abernathy Antelopes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Olton and 15 for Abernathy.
Last Tuesday, Olton didn't have quite enough to beat Ropes and fell 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-17 in the first set.
Olton actually scored more points across those five sets (103-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-23, 16-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Abernathy came up short against Plains on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-18, 25-6.
Olton's loss dropped their record down to 14-16. As for Abernathy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Olton's way against Abernathy in their previous meeting back in September, as Olton made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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