The Mehlville Panthers will take on the Lutheran South Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mehlville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Parkway Central, who was ranked 11th at the time (Mehlville was ranked 17th). The Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts on Wednesday.
Mehlville couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Parkway Central a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 23-25, 30-28, 25-18, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Lutheran South waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Mehlville better focus on containing Malachi Seying and Nathan Green as the pair were huge in Lutheran South's win. Seying had 12 digs and four aces, while Green had four digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Green a new career-high.
Mehlville has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 21-15 record this season. As for Lutheran South, their record is now 20-7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Mehlville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Lutheran South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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