The Volunteer Falcons and the Sullivan East Patriots will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Volunteer will be strutting in after a win while Sullivan East will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Volunteer was able to grind out a solid victory over Cherokee, taking the game 44-33.
Emilee Mailloux and Courtney Bellamy were among the main playmakers for Volunteer as the former went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points and four steals and the latter posted 12 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Elisabeth Byington, who put up five points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Volunteer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sullivan East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountain Heritage.
Volunteer's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Sullivan East, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Volunteer didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sullivan East when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory. Does Volunteer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sullivan East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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