The Saint Jo Lady Panthers officially started their season on Monday with games against Vernon Northside and Perrin-Whitt.
The Lady Panthers have big expectations this year and started the season strong with straight set win against each.
Saint Jo first played the Lady Pirates in the morning and after a 10-10 draw in the first set, got out to an 18-12 lead. From there the Lady Panthers closed out the set to win 25-15.
The second set was not as close. After getting out to a 10-5 lead, Perrin-Whitt did close the gap to 11-9, but Saint Jo ran away with it after that point, winning 25-13.
The third set saw the Lady Panthers jump out to an 11-4 lead. The Lady Pirates played more competitive the rest of the way, but Saint Jo won easily 25-15 to close out the match.
The second match was played later after lunch against the Lady Indians. The Lady Panthers won the first set 25-12. The second set was the most competitive one of the day for Saint Jo, but the team beat Northside 25-18.
That loss carried over into the third set as once things started going right for the Lady Panthers, the Lady Indians lost their spirits.
Saint Jo won the third set in the most lopsided score of the day 25-9 to win the match.

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