Mehlville is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of O'Fallon. Mehlville fell just short of O'Fallon by a score of 2-1. Mehlville's loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Carter Heitman paced Mehlville's offense, picking up seven kills. Heitman got some help from Ryan Jarrett and his 19 assists. Landon Deroy controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Niyam Ketan Patel was the offensive standout of the matchup as he had ten digs and two aces. That's the most digs he has posted over his last five contests. Max Westphal also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.
Mehlville's defeat dropped their record down to 20-13. As for O'Fallon, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-5.
Mehlville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Howell Central on the 3rd. As for O'Fallon, they have also already played their next match, a 2-1 win against North Point on the 3rd.
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