Baseball Game Preview: Volunteer Falcons vs. Unaka Rangers

Volunteer is a perfect 4-0 against Unaka since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Falcons will host the Rangers at 6:00 p.m. Volunteer will be strutting in after a victory while Unaka will be coming in after a defeat.

Volunteer is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Happy Valley 15-3 on Friday. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

Luke Armstrong was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Cade Smith

Runs (Career)

04/25/25 vs Happy Valley	3
03/27/25 @ Claiborne	2
03/07/25 @ Happy Valley	2
04/17/25 vs Claiborne	1
03/22/25 @ West	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cade Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Austin Williams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Meanwhile, Unaka was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 12-5 to Johnson County.

Unaka's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Volunteer, their victory bumped their record up to 7-19.

Volunteer took their win against Unaka in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 24-2 score. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rangers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.