The Parkway Central Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Mehlville Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Parkway Central has three straight wins, Mehlville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Parkway Central made easy work of Parkway North and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Parkway Central might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Parkway North scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Parkway Central relied on the efforts of Maddie Murray, who had four aces and three digs, and Tessa Wall, who had.
Meanwhile, Mehlville didn't have quite enough to beat Webster Groves on Thursday 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.
Parkway Central now has a winning record of 11-10-3. As for Mehlville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Parkway Central was able to grind out a solid win over Mehlville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Parkway Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mehlville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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