Basketball Recap: Volunteer Takes a Loss

Falcons

Team Score (Highest)

11/24/25 vs Daniel Boone	54
11/20/25 vs Dobyns-Bennett	49
11/22/25 @ West	43
11/22/25 @ South-Doyle	41

Volunteer lost against Daniel Boone back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Falcons were dealt an 83-54 loss at the hands of the Trailblazers. On the bright side, the 54- point effort marked the Falcons' highest-scoring game to date.

Volunteer's loss came despite strong showings from Emilee Mailloux and Elizabeth Byington. Mailloux went 6-for-9 to rack up 17 points along with five assists and three steals, while Byington shot 50% from the field on her way to 16 points and seven 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Smith, who posted eight points.

This is the second loss in a row for Volunteer and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Daniel Boone, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

Volunteer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 70-35 win against Johnson County on the 26th. As for Daniel Boone, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 52-42 victory against Cocke County on the 26th.