BENTON, Tenn. — They didn’t overwhelm Chattanooga Christian, but Polk County’s baseball Wildcats returned to winning ways Thursday with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Chargers.
After losing Monday and Tuesday against Class AAA Walker Valley, the Wildcats got a two-run single in the bottom of the third from Duncan Coffey to erase the Chargers’ early lead and then picked up an insurance — and unearned — run in the fourth.
“Wins are wins,” first-year Polk head coach Michael Carter said, “and we broke a two-game losing streak.”
The Wildcats are unbeaten in four District 5-AA games but have key series coming up next week against McMinn Central and the following week against Sequoyah, which also is unbeaten in district games.
CCS fell to 5-9 overall, but the Chargers have a District 7-AA victory against Sequatchie County, which was the preseason favorite and is the district leader.