If Volunteer was riding high fresh off their 43-23 takedown of West on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Falcons fell 49-41 to the South-Doyle Cherokees on Saturday.

Emilee Mailloux
| 11/22/25 @ South-Doyle | 3 |
| 11/22/25 @ West | 5 |
| 11/20/25 vs Dobyns-Bennett | 2 |
Emilee Mailloux and Elizabeth Byington certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Mailloux posted ten points and three steals, while Byington earned eight points and 11 boards. Mailloux is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Payton Rollins had an outrageously good game for South-Doyle as she scored 22 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rollins has scored at least a third of the Cherokees' points. Sydney Adams was another key player, putting up five points.
Volunteer now has a losing record of 1-2. As for South-Doyle, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Volunteer has already played their next matchup, an 83-54 loss against Daniel Boone on the 24th. As for South-Doyle, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-30 win against William Blount on the 25th.
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