Everything in life is temporary, including Polk County’s recent five-game varsity softball winning streak.

However, the Wolverines’ 5-1 March 24 loss at Pisgah might carry a silver lining.

“That’s why we schedule tough non-conference games,” Polk coach Billy Alm emphasized, “to get us ready for the tough conference games and playoffs.”

One of those “tough conference games” is coming up on April 5, when Polk hosts Madison at 4 p.m. After last week, the Patriots sported an 8-1 overall mark, and were 4-0 in the Western Highlands Conference.

Polk, now 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the WHC, aims to start another winning streak.