Volleyball Game Preview: Mountain Area Christian Academy Lions vs. Philadelphia Christian School Eagles

The Mountain Area Christian Academy Lions will take on the Philadelphia Christian School Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Mountain Area Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Old Suwanee Christian 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since September 6, 2024.

Mountain Area Christian Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Old Suwanee Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 22-25, 25-27, 15-10.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Philadelphia Christian School and Dogwood Christian Academy meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Eagles came out on top against Dogwood Christian Academy by a score of 3-1.

Philadelphia Christian School had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-20.

Philadelphia Christian School's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Mountain Area Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Mountain Area Christian Academy came up short against Philadelphia Christian School in their previous matchup on September 2nd, falling 3-1. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.