After flying high against Varsity Opponent on Tuesday, Fulton came back down to earth. The Steamers fell 2-0 to the Galena Pirates on Thursday. The Steamers were not able to make up for their loss to the Pirates from their previous meeting back in November of 2024.
Fulton may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 21 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21.
Kerby Germann paced Fulton's offense, picking up ten kills. Germann got some help from Zoe Kunau and her nine assists. Kunau was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Galena to victory were Jayme Frank and Zoe Blaum. Frank had ten digs, while Blaum had eight digs. That's the most digs Blaum has posted since back in October of 2024.
Fulton now has a losing record of 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fulton will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Milledgeville at 7:00 p.m. on September 9. As for Galena, they will challenge Morrison at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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