Fulton was the 2-0 winner over Eastland when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Steamers fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Fulton sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 19-25, 25-18.
Several Steamers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brianne Brennan, who had 20 assists and seven digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Kunau, who had six digs and two aces.
Morgan McCullough had an outrageously good game for Eastland as she had 21 digs and two assists. Those 21 digs gave McCullough a new career-high.
Fulton's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3. As for Eastland, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Coming up, Fulton will be taking part in a tournament against Byron at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Eastland, they will take on Forreston in a tournament on Saturday.
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