The Cherokee Chiefs will take on the Volunteer Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cherokee has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Volunteer will arrive with six straight wins.
Cherokee blew Sullivan East out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Sullivan East got their revenge. Cherokee fell just short of Sullivan East by a score of 6-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Volunteer). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Chuckey-Doak a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Volunteer let Zetta Smith and Emily Walker run wild. Smith scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Walker scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Thomas, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Volunteer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .393 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Volunteer's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Cherokee, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Cherokee suffered a grim 19-5 defeat to Volunteer when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Cherokee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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