The Volunteer Falcons will take on the Polk County Wildcats in a tournament on Saturday. Polk County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Volunteer, who comes in off a win.
Polk County will be up against a hot Volunteer team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Falcons' way against Chuckey-Doak on Friday as they made off with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Falcons have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Madison Holder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Volunteer let Jayden Ford and Sydney New run wild. Ford went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs, while New went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most stolen bases Ford has posted since back in May of 2025.
Meanwhile, Polk County came up short against East Hamilton on Friday, falling 9-3. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Macy Sheldon made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Zoe Garrett also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Volunteer now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Polk County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
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