Marquette faced Mehlville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. If the Mustangs were looking for revenge after losing 3-2 to the Panthers when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Lucas McKay paced Marquette's offense, picking up 13 kills. McKay got some help from Alex Danyluck and his 22 assists. Finally, Sal Heidorn kept Marquette's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Mehlville found their leader in freshman Grant Drikow, who had 15 assists and five digs.
Marquette's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Mehlville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-6.
Marquette didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Lafayette on the 26th. As for Mehlville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against St. Dominic on the 26th.
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