Mehlville faced Lutheran South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Panthers fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2022.
Mehlville took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 15-11.
Carter Heitman paced Mehlville's offense, picking up 18 kills. Heitman got some help from Ryan Jarrett and his 29 assists. Landon Deroy controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Cody Abbas had an outrageously good game for Lutheran South as he had 44 digs and five assists. Those five assists gave Abbas a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Green, who had 15 digs.
Mehlville has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season. As for Lutheran South, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6-2 record this season.
Mehlville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Pattonville on the 29th. As for Lutheran South, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Westminster Christian on the 29th.
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