On Saturday, Mobile Christian faced Daphne in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mobile Christian Leopards had just enough and edged the Daphne Trojans out 2-1. The Leopards have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mobile Christian got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 28-26, 22-25, 15-7.
Mobile Christian was led to victory by Haley Eldridge and Melissa Patel. Eldridge had seven digs and 23 assists, while Patel had 14 digs. Eldridge is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Daphne lost, don't look at Isabella Charlton. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs.
Mobile Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Daphne, their loss dropped their record down to 27-12.
Mobile Christian will be playing at home against Cottage Hill Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Daphne, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Gulf Shores at 5:00 p.m.
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