Baseball Game Preview: Grainger Grizzlies vs. Volunteer Falcons

The Grainger Grizzlies will head out to take on the Volunteer Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grainger knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Volunteer likes a good challenge.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Grainger turned things around against Eagleton College & Career Academy on Saturday. They were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Royals.

Josh Walker

Hits (Career)

03/29/25 vs Eagleton College & Career Academy	3
03/08/25 @ West	2
03/08/25 @ Morristown-Hamblen East	2
03/25/24 vs Claiborne	2
03/14/24 @ Montgomery Central	2

The team relied heavily on Josh Walker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Ashton Taylor was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Walker wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Grainger kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Volunteer got themselves on the board against Claiborne on Saturday, but Claiborne never followed suit. They didn't even let the Bulldogs on the board, marking their second-straight 2-0 shutout. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Volunteer's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-11. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Grainger, their record is now 4-10.

Grainger couldn't quite finish off Volunteer in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Grainger avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.