Volleyball Recap: Fort Zumwalt West Falls Short Against Ranked Fort Zumwalt South

Fort Zumwalt West faced Fort Zumwalt South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Jaguars fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Fort Zumwalt West started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 24-26, 25-11, 25-14, 15-12.

Among those leading the charge was Connor James, who had 13 digs. He has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times he's played.

Jaguars

Previous 5 Games

05/16/25 @ Fort Zumwalt South	2-3
05/14/25 vs St. Dominic	3-1
05/12/25 vs Fort Zumwalt North	3-0
05/08/25 vs Troy-Buchanan	3-0
05/06/25 @ Liberty	3-1

With the loss, Fort Zumwalt West broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-13. As for Fort Zumwalt South, they pushed their record up to 21-6-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.

As of now, neither Fort Zumwalt West nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.