The Mehlville Panthers will face off against the Parkway Central Colts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mehlville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Parkway Central will come in with three straight victories.
Last Thursday, Mehlville didn't have quite enough to beat Webster Groves and fell 3-2.
Mehlville actually scored more points across those five sets (102-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 17-25, 18-25, 15-9.
The losing side was boosted by Adriana Mask, who had 13 digs.
Even though they lost, Mehlville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Parkway Central made easy work of Parkway North on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Parkway Central's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Parkway North between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Parkway Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maddie Murray, who had four aces and three digs, and Tessa Wall, who had.
Mehlville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Parkway Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10-3 record this season.
Mehlville came up short against Parkway Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Mehlville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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