Polk County grabbed an early lead Thursday, but Landrum roared back to take an 8-1 victory over the Wolverines in a matchup of Thermal Belt rivals played at Polk County Recreation Complex.
Polk County dropped to 4-5 with the loss. Landrum improved to 2-1.
How it happened: The Wolverines took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Chloe Young delivered a double and Sarah Vitale followed with an RBI single to stake Polk to its early advantage.
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Landrum responded with two runs in the top of the third to take the lead, then scored three runs in the fifth without a base hit, putting together four walks and an error for the three runs.
The Cardinals then added three more runs in the sixth as an error on Gianna Delucca’s two-out fly ball with the bases loaded allowed Landrum to clear the bases.
At the plate: Young, Vitale, Laney Littlefield and Miya Jackson each had base hits for Polk.
Next up: Polk County returns to campus on Friday to host Hendersonville in a 4:30 p.m. conference game.
