The Coffee County Lady Raider volleyball team and the CHS Lady Raider soccer team each opened play on Wednesday in a pair of preseason team camps. The volleyball team had 3 games at Eagleville beginning at 8 AM. The soccer team traveled to Lee University and opened up play on Wednesday evening with a JV/varsity doubleheader.
The Lady Raider volleyball team had a record of 1 and 2 in their trio of 3 set matches. Coffee County fell to Riverdale 24-26, 27-25 and 13-15. In game #2, the Lady Raiders defeated Eagleville 25-22, 22-25 & 15-13. In the final match, Coffee County lost to Central Magnet 18-25, 26-24 & 11-15. Coach Andrew Taylor praised the play of senior libero Tyana Fenton while acknowledging the hard work of all of his players. Coffee County returns to Eagleville for 3 matches on Thursday. The matches will be played at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM.
The Lady Raider soccer team traveled to Cleveland on Wednesday to open up a team camp at Lee University. Coffee County tangled with Chattanooga Christian in a JV/varsity doubleheader. The JV team faced Chattanooga Christian first falling 3 to 1. The varsity followed that up with a 3 to 1 defeat in the 2nd game. In spite of the 2 losses, Coach David Amado said that he saw several encouraging signs going into Thursday’s camp action. Coffee County will scrimmage Walker Valley on Thursday evening. The JV will play at 5:40 PM while the varsity will play at 7:50 PM.