The Grove City Christian Eagles will square off against the Madison Plains Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Madison Plains will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Grove City Christian extended their winning streak to six on Thursday. The Eagles put the hurt on Millersport with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-15.
Kelsey Kennedy
| 10/09/25 vs Millersport | 9 |
| 10/07/25 @ Fairfield Christian Academy | 6 |
| 10/02/25 @ Bishop Rosecrans | 3 |
| 09/30/25 vs Berne Union | 3 |
| 09/29/25 vs Centennial | 6 |
| + 7 more games |
Kelsey Kennedy and Laney Lytle were among the main playmakers for Grove City Christian as the former had nine digs and three aces and the latter had seven digs. That's the most digs Kennedy has posted since back in September.
They weren't the only good servers: Grove City Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 28 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Madison Plains made easy work of Greeneview on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won four in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Madison Plains took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-9.
Grove City Christian better keep an eye on Alyssia Mullins. She was instrumental in Madison Plains' win, getting nine digs and three aces.
Grove City Christian's record now sits at 16-6. As for Madison Plains, their record is now 19-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Grove City Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Madison Plains struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Grove City Christian couldn't quite get it done against Madison Plains in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
