On Saturday, Daphne faced Mobile Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Daphne Trojans fell just short of the Mobile Christian Leopards by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 2-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Daphne was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mobile Christian work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 22-25, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Daphne still got an impressive performance from Isabella Charlton, who had 14 digs.
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.
Daphne's defeat dropped their record down to 27-12. As for Mobile Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
Daphne will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Gulf Shores at 5:00 p.m. As for Mobile Christian, they will square off against Cottage Hill Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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