Polk County easily dispatched Avery County on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Wolverines fell just short of the Hendersonville Bearcats by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wolverines have suffered since March 3rd.
Polk County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Meyer, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Meyer has hit this season.
Polk County's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Hendersonville, they pushed their record up to 9-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
While Polk County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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