It was a grueling week for the lady Panther volleyball team, with three matches in the course of six days. Jefferson won one and dropped two as they head toward the district play-offs starting Oct. 31.
On Monday, the Panthers took on Manhattan Christian to make up for both schools’ canceled trip to Choteau. Christian is known for strong teams, and with tall, athletic girls, it looks to be one of the best in class C again this year.
Jefferson scored first but the Eagles went on a 9-2 run. An ace by Ashton Oxarart made it 9-4, but after that, the points were hard to come by and Christian went on to win 25-13. The Eagles coasted to a second-set win, 25-10. In the third, the Panthers settled down and made a game of it. Down 10-6, kills by Hope Dobyns and Mykala Edmisten pulled them to 11-8, and Dakota Edmisten and Rachel Van Blaricom made it 16-14. The Panthers tied the game with a kill by Mykala Edmisten and took a 22-20 lead on an ace by Kylie Marks. But that was as close as Jefferson would get, as Christian pulled off the sweep, 25-23.
