Mehlville faced Lutheran South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 two weeks ago.
Landon Deroy paced Mehlville's offense, picking up 12 kills. Deroy got some help from Grant Drikow and his 20 assists. Ryan Jarrett controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Mehlville's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 21-16. As for Lutheran South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7-2 record this season.
Mehlville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lutheran South, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Lindbergh on the 14th.
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