Tuesday Prep Schedule
4:30 PM – CCMS Volleyball at Warren County
4:30 PM – TBCS Volleyball HOSTS Shenandoah Baptist Academy
5:00 PM – CCMS Football HOSTS Baylor
5:00 PM – WMS Girls’ Soccer HOSTS St. Andrews
6:30 PM – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Shelbyville
6:30 PM – CHS Girls’ Soccer at Lincoln County – 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio

Amanda Mukai -CHS volleyball

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team opened their season at home against old rival Tullahoma on Monday night.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, a strong performance from the service line lifted the Lady Raiders to the dominant win in straight sets.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-2, 25-13 and 25-18.

Coffee County started the match off red hot winning the first 20 points.  Amanda Mukai served throughout the streak as she struck 7 aces.  Coffee County finished the match with 14 aces as Mukai ended with 8.  Kiya Ferrell added 2.  Mukai also had the lead in assists with 12 as Keelie Hillis added 3.  Hillis tied with Ferrell for the team lead in kills as each had 6.  Keri Munn added 5 kills.  Munn and Lexi Bryan led the Lady Raiders in blocks as each had 2.

The Lady Raiders will be back at home on Tuesday night when they host Shelbyville.  First serve is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

Download the broadcast at: https://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/

Izick Sierra – Westwood football

The Westwood football welcomed Cannon County to Dyer-Bouldin Field on Monday night for a rematch of their August 8^th contest in Woodbury.  The Rockets once again raced out to a huge 1st half lead as they led 29 to 0 at intermission.  Westwood claimed the win with a final score of 37 to 0.

Jayden Carter led the Rockets as he had 3 touchdowns and a 2 point conversion.  Izick Sierra had a touchdown in each half and kicked an extra point. The win improves the Rockets record to 2 and 1 on the year.

The Rockets will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Chapel Hill to take on Forrest.  That game will kick off at 6:30 PM.

Madison Pruitt – CCMS volleyball

The Coffee Middle School volleyball hosted their first home match of the year on Monday as they welcomed Harris to the CCMS gym.  The Lady Raiders were hoping to repeat on a season pening win over the Lady Eagles.  They did EXACTLY that as they lost the first set before rallying to win the match in 3 sets.

Coffee Middle dropped the first set to Harris 12 -25 before rallying to grab the second set 25 to 6 and force a decisive 3^rd set.  In the 3^rd set, it went to extra points before the Lady Raiders finally outdueled Harris 18 to 16 to move to 3 and 0 on the season.  Coach Tori Taylor called out Madison Pruitt and Gracie Campbell for their good serving rallies.

The Lady Raiders will be back in action on Tuesday when they visit McMinnville to take on Warren County.  First serve is set for 4:30 PM.

The Coffee Middle School soccer team opened their season on Monday taking on conference rival North Franklin.  The Lady Raiders struggled mightily in the 1^st half as they fell behind 5 nil at intermission.  Coffee County tightened the defense in the 2^nd half but could not get on the scoreboard falling 6 to 0.  Sydney Gilley had 8 saves in goal for the Lady Raiders.  The JV Lady Raiders trailed 4 to 2 at the half before North added 5 2^nd half goals to grab the 9 to 2 win.  Andrea Lopez had both goals for the Lady Raiders and Tara Demonbreun notched both assists.

The Lady Raiders return to the pitch on Thursday when they visit McMinnville to take on Warren County.  That match kicks off at 5:30 PM.

The Coffee CHS golf hosted a 4 team match on Monday at Willowbrook.  Hosting Tullahoma, Cannon County and Van Buren County, the match got underway under hot and humid conditions.  As is sometimes the case on summer afternoons, lightning moved into the area midway thru the round forcing a postponement.  A date to resume the match has not yet been secured.

The Coffee County golf teams will now be off until next Wednesday, August 28^th, when they host their annual Golden Classic at Willowbrook.  The invitational tournament features teams from all across the state of Tennessee.  That tournament tees off at 9 AM.

The Nashville Sounds scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back in a road trip-opening 11-5 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers Monday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Matt Davidson started the offensive barrage with a three-run homer off Oklahoma City starter J.D. Martin in the first inning. Andy Ibanez joined the home run derby with a solo blast in the second inning and Patrick Wisdom launched a two-run shot in the eighth. For Davidson, it was his team-leading 28th of the season. Wisdom is one shy of Davidson with 27.

The Sounds led the game from start to finish despite Oklahoma City’s four-run outburst in the second inning. After the Ibanez homer gave the Sounds a 6-0 lead, the Dodgers recorded four hits in the second inning off Nashville starter Austin Bibens-Dirkx, including three doubles to trim the deficit to 6-4.

Wisdom and Davidson were at it again in the top of the fourth. After Christian Lopes started the frame with a double off the wall in left-center, Wisdom knocked him in with a single to right field. Wisdom swiped second base, then came home when Davidson singled to right.

Oklahoma City tallied a run in the fifth and Nashville followed suit in the sixth. Bibens-Dirkx allowed five runs (four earned) in five innings and was followed by four scoreless innings from the bullpen.

Wisdom put a stamp on his huge game with a knockout blow in the eighth – the two-run blast to center field to give Nashville and 11-5 lead. Davidson and Wisdom combined for six hits, six RBI and four runs scored.

Kyle Bird tossed the sixth and seventh, Reed Garrett took the eighth, and Jake Petricka finished the game with a zero in the ninth.

Games two and three of the five-game series are scheduled for Tuesday night. The Sounds and Dodgers will resume a suspended game from May 10, then play another nine-inning contest. First pitch of the resumed game is scheduled for 5:05 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

– With Monday’s 11-5 win, the Sounds improved to 57-67 in 2019.

– The Sounds hit three more home runs Monday and have now homered in 20 consecutive games. The team has hit 37 home runs during the 20-game stretch.

– Andy Ibanez was hit by a pitch in the second inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games.

– Matt Davidson hit his 28th home run of the season in the first inning. The 28 home runs are tied for 8th-most by a Sound in a single season.

– Nick Solak’s 18-game hitting streak came to an end with a 0-for-3 night before he was pulled in the sixth inning.

– Kevin Mendoza collected the first Triple-A hit in his career with a single in the ninth.