The Lady Raider soccer team of Coffee County CHS hosted their old rival Tullahoma on Thursday night at the Raider Soccer Field.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders raced out to a 3 nil halftime lead only to see Tullahoma tie the game in regulation and send it to penalty kicks.  In PK’s, Tullahoma hit 3 of their 4 shots and the Tullahoma keeper got 3 stops as the Lady Cats stunned Coffee County by a final score of 5 to 4.

The Lady Raiders got off to a hot start as they got goals in the 18^th minute from Britny Hernandez off a corner kick from Allie Amado to take the early lead.  Ellie Graham added the 2^nd and 3^rd goals as she pushed home an assist Reyna Flores in the 20^th minute and then potted a Maddy Jones cross in the 39^th minute.

In the 2^nd half, Tullahoma crossed the score to 3 to 2 with goals in the 48^th and 60^th minutes.  Kyleigh Harner found the back of the net for Coffee County off a feed from Jessica Barrera to stretch the lead to 4 to 2 in the 63^rd minute.  But Tullahoma answered in the 66^th minute and knotted the game in the 77^th minute on a pair of defensive breakdowns from the Lady Raiders.  The Lady Raiders got 2 shots in the final 2 minutes, including a penalty kick, but could not get the game winner.

In extra kicks, Coffee County got goals from Allie Amado and Morgan Henley. But 3 saves by the Tullahoma keeper, and 3 goals by the Lady Cats gave them the win.  With the win, Tullahoma retained the Coffee Cup given to the winner of the rivalry series.

The Lady Raiders will take a week off before returning to the Raider Soccer Field on Thursday.  Coffee County will play host to Shelbyville in a district match.  That match will kick off at 7 PM.

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The Lady Raider volleyball team welcomed Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday.  Facing their toughest district test of the season, the Lady Raiders raced out and grabbed the first 2 sets in the best of 5 contest.  Not to be deterred, Lincoln County battled back and captured the win by sweeping the final 3 sets.  Coffee County lost by set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 15-25 and 8-15.

The Lady Raiders played exceptionally well at the net as they finished with 35kills and a season high 7 ½ blocks.  Keelie Hillis led in kills with 11.  Abigail Parker and Lexi Bryan each added 6 blocks as Bryan had 3 blocks.  Kiya Ferrell and Keri Munn each finished with 2 blocks.  Sarah West led the team in digs with 17.  Abigail Layne led in aces with 6 and Amanda Mukai had the team hi in assists with 14.

The Lady Raiders return to action on Monday when they return home to take on White County.  That match will get underway at 6 PM.

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team hit the road to Sparta on Thursday for a conference match with White County.  Needing a boost after dropping their first 2 matches of the season, Coffee Middle jumped on the Warriorettes for a 7 to 0 win.

The Lady Raiders got a pair of goals from Jorja Waggoner, Katie Cotten and Caitlyn Garrett.  Hannah Creal added the 7^th tally for Coffee Middle which improved to 1 and 2 on the year overall and in conference play.

The Lady Raiders return home for a Monday match against Tullahoma.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that contest as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  The opening kick is set for 5 PM with the pregame show set to get underway at 4:45.

The Westwood football team welcomed Forrest to Dyer-Bouldin Field. Facing the always tough Rockets from Chapel Hill, the home standing Rockets went toe-to toe with the visitors before falling 22 to 16. Westwood got a touchdown from Conner Smith along with a pair of 2 point conversions. Ian Weldon had the other score for the Rockets on a 55 yard jet sweep.

The Rockets hit the road next Thursday as they hit the road to Fayetteville. Westwood will take on the conference foe Tigers of Fayetteville Middle. Opening kick is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team traveled to Decherd on Thursday night to do battle with a talented Lady Gators of North Franklin. Coffee Middle ended falling in straight sets to the Lady Gators. The Lady Raiders ended up falling 25-8, 25-22.

The Lady Raiders will hit the road on Monday for a match in Sparta. Coffee Middle will take on White County in a conference match beginning at 5 PM.

The Nashville Sounds’ batters hit the ball high while starting pitcher Eric Jokisch kept it low en route to a 4-2 win over the Round Rock Express.

The Sounds belted three solo home runs within the first two innings while Jokish induced 11 ground outs on the night. Jokisch was economical on the mound as he needed just 72 pitches, 55 of which were strikes, to get through six innings. The lone blemish on the night for the southpaw was a leadoff home run in the sixth inning to Christian Lopes.

Dustin Fowler got the night started by yanking a solo home run down the right field line in the first inning. Franklin Barreto began the second inning by swatting his 17^th home run of the season. Three batters later Bruce Maxwell belted his first home run of the season to make it 3-0. It was the fourth time in his career Round Rock starter Yohander Mendez allowed three or more home runs in a game.

Nashville added a fourth run in the fourth inning. Barreto and Sheldon Neuse each recorded one-out singles to put runners on the corners. Steve Lombardozzi then skied a fly ball to right field that was deep enough to score Barreto from third base.

Round Rock got on the board in the sixth from Lopes and then Carlos Perez led off the seventh with a solo shot off Ryan Dull to cut the deficit in half. Josh Lucas and Liam Hendriks pitched the eighth and ninth innings respectively to shut the door on the Express. For Hendriks it was his 14^th scoreless outing in a row and sixth save of the season.

The Sounds head to Memphis for a four-game series. Game one of the series between the Sounds and the Redbirds is scheduled for Friday night at AutoZone Park. Left-hander Jesus Luzardo (1-0, 3.46) starts for Nashville against left-hander Kevin Herget (8-10, 4.49) for Memphis. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

• With tonight’s 4-2 win, the Sounds improved to 68-61 on the season.
• Third baseman Sheldon Neuse extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the fourth inning.
• Eric Jokisch logged his ninth quality start of the season…6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• Franklin Barreto went 2-for-3 with a home run and a single. He’s hitting .396 (19-for-48) in 14 games in the month of August.
• Liam Hendriks picked up his sixth save of the season in what was his 14^th straight scoreless outing. He has gone 16 1/3 straight innings without allowing a run, the second longest streak of the season by a Sounds pitcher.

The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41^st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.