Volleyball Game Preview: Fresno Christian Eagles vs. Minarets Mustangs

The Fresno Christian Eagles will take on the Minarets Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fresno Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Minarets will be coming in after a defeat.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Fresno Christian and Caruthers had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Eagles blew past the Blue Raiders 3-0 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Blue Raiders: they've now won three in a row.

The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.

Danielle Arndt

Digs (Career)

10/02/25 @ Caruthers	22
10/17/24 @ Yosemite	21
10/03/24 vs Caruthers	21
09/25/25 @ Fowler	18
11/05/24 vs Mammoth	18

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fresno Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Danielle Arndt, who had 22 digs and three assists. Those 22 digs gave Arndt a new career-high. Tatum Mcquown was another key player, getting 22 assists and six digs.

Meanwhile, Minarets was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Yosemite, falling 3-0.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 25-11.

Fresno Christian now has a winning record of 18-17. As for Minarets, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15-1.

Everything went Fresno Christian's way against Minarets in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Fresno Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.