The Mehlville Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Pacific Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mehlville managed to slip by Northwest the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Panthers lost 3-0 to the Lions on Monday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Mehlville ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-23, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Mehlville had strong showings from Evie Truebbe, who had seven digs and two aces, and Karleigh Stover, who had nine digs, eight kills, and two aces. Lona Floyd also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Meanwhile, Pacific hadn't done well against St. Francis Borgia recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Indians put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Pacific's win bumped their record up to 7-4-1. As for Mehlville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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