The Coffee County Middle School baseball team saw another big inning for Warren County spoil the Raiders upset hopes as they fell to the Pioneers 14 to 8 on Tuesday night at CCMS. The visiting Pioneers sent 14 batters to the plate in the 3rd inning as they used 8 walks, an error and 2 hits to plate 9 runs. After spotting the Pioneers a 2 run lead in the 1st inning, the Raiders knotted the score in the bottom of the third on singles from Braxton White and Garrett Davis. Coffee County also managed 4 runs in the 4th inning but could not overcome the Pioneers big 3rd inning. White and Davis each had 2 hits to lead Coffee County. Noah Bradshaw was 1 for 3 with 3 RBI on the evening. The Red Raiders return to the diamond on Saturday, weather permitting, as they play host to Rock Springs. First pitch is scheduled for noon at CCMS.
The Coffee Central High School baseball team continued their hot hitting on Tuesday night with a 12 to 3 defeat of Forrest. The Red Raiders pounded out 14 hits as they closed out the preseason portion of their schedule at Powers Field. Noah Anderson and DeAndre Wakefield each had 3 hits. Wakefield also notched a double and 4 RBI.
The Red Raiders open the regular season on Monday, March 14th when they play host to Shelbyville at Powers Field in a district contest. Thunder Radio will travel to Shelbyville on Tuesday, March 15th to bring you the 2nd game of that series.
The Red Raider soccer team of Coffee Middle opened their 2016 season on Tuesday at Warren Co taking on Warren County Middle School. The Raiders were not able to generate any offensive push as they lost 8 to 0 to the more experienced Pioneers. Coach Kenny Lockhart, while not content with the result, did see improvement from his young squad in the 2nd half. The Red Raiders return to the pitch on Tuesday, March 15th as they travel to take on White County. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM in Sparta
Craig Smith tallied twice and Colton Sissons recorded a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators extended their franchise-record point streak to 13 games by defeating the Winnipeg Jets via a 4-2 final on Tuesday night at the MTS Centre. The Preds are now 9-0-4 in their last 13 games, 10-0-2 in the last 12 on the road and have hit the 80-point mark on the season.
“We went down early and the boys are playing so well right now, they just always believe and never give up,” Sissons said. “It doesn’t matter what the score is. That’s a good habit to have and no doubt we’re getting a few bounces here to keep the streak alive.”
After Drew Stafford made it 1-0 in the opening frame, it appeared the score would hold headed into the first intermission. But Craig Smith tapped in his 17th goal of the season to extend his point streak to five games to even the score for Nashville.
Then, only 11 seconds later, Colton Sissons, skating in his first game since being recalled on Monday from Milwaukee, backhanded a puck toward the cage and got a friendly bounce off of a Winnipeg skate to give the Preds a 2-1 lead to end the period.
After a scoreless second period that saw Pekka Rinne turn the Jets away seven times, Ryan Johansen tallied in the third frame for his 11th of the season and a two-goal cushion. Sissons registered the secondary assist on the tally, giving him his first career two-point game.
Winnipeg pulled to within one goal before Smith potted his second of the night off a slick pass from Filip Forsberg to give Nashville a 4-2 lead once more and seal the victory.
“I like the things that were doing,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “Not every game is the same, but tonight, I thought we played good road game and got better as the game went on.”
Sissons made his mark in all the right ways on the night in his 20th game of the season for the Preds and the first of his new stint with the big club.
“It feels pretty awesome actually,” Sissons said. “I’ve been pretty fortunate, the first games after recalls, I’ve had some pretty good nights and a couple good bounces. I’m just really happy and glad that we got another big win on the road, it’s huge this time of year.”
The Preds hope to continue their streak Wednesday night in Calgary, and add to another in the process; Nashville now holds a 12-1-3 record against Canadian teams this season. Face off for the game is 8:30 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the action as part of the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.
The Westwood baseball team got their first win of the year, and their first win since April 12, 2014, with a 6 to 2 come from behind victory over Huntland on Monday night in Huntland. Falling behind 2 to 0 in the bottom of the first inning, the Rockets used a 3 run 4th inning to take a lead they would not relinquish. Zach Milan came on in relief to get the victory and Skylar Bratcher relieved him for the save. Westwood was led in hitting by Jacob Garms who had 2 hits and 3 RBI on the night. Brady Nugent reached base 4 times for the Rockets. Westwood improves their record to 1 and 1 on the year and 1 and 0 in conference play. The Rockets are back in action on Tuesday when they play host to Huntland at Fred Deadman Park. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
Garrett Davis delivers a pitch against Warren County on Monday night
The Warren County Middle School Pioneers used a 4 run outburst in the 6th inning to hand the Coffee County Middle School baseball team a 7 to 2 loss on Monday night in McMinnville. Leading 3 to 2 entering the last of the 6th, Warren County was able to string together 5 hits and a walk to hand the Raiders their first loss of the season. Coffee County managed to plate a pair of runs on only 2 hits on the night, including a run in the 1st inning when Blanton Brown drove in Hayden Skipper to give Coffee County the early lead. The Raiders got their 2nd run in the 5th inning when Braxton White scored on an RBI single from Jalen Morris. The loss drops Coffee County’s record to 1 and 1 on the year and 1 and 1 in conference play. The Red Raiders will welcome the Pioneers to Coffee County Middle School on Tuesday for the 2nd game in the conference series. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
Nine runs in the bottom of the 1st inning by Warren County spelled doom for the Coffee County Middle School softball team on Monday night as they fell 14 to 3. The Lady Pioneers drilled 9 hits as they sent 12 batters to the plate to rock the Lady Raiders in that pivotal 1st inning. Coffee County was able to string together 6 hits on the night, but could never match the initial offensive onslaught of Warren County. Amanda Mukai was 2 for 2 for Coffee County while Sarah West had a triple, a single, and an RBI, in 3 at-bats for the Lady Raiders. The loss drops Coffee County’s record to 1 an 1 overall and 1 and 1 in conference play. Coffee County will get the chance to avenge that loss at home on Tuesday night when they welcome the Lady Pioneers to CCMS for the 2nd game in the conference series. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
The Westwood Lady Rocket softball team banged out 10 runs on 10 hits Monday night but it was not enough as they fell 17 to 10 to Riverside Christian in their season opener in Fayetteville. Hallie Wimberley led the Rockets as she was 3 for 3 with a walk and 4 runs scored. Haidyn Campbell was 3 for 5 from the plate with a run scored. Amber Smith was 2 for 3 with a walk and 2 runs scored and Talia Dillard was 1 for 3 with 4 RBI. The Lady Rockets will play again on Tuesday as they travel to Shelbyville to take on Liberty. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM.
CHS junior Breyer Taylor of Red Raider soccer(File Photo)
Mt. Juliet got 2 quick goals on Monday night as they dropped the CHS Soccer team 6 to 1 in Mt. Juliet. Breyer Taylor had the lone goal for Coffee County in the Raiders last scrimmage game of the spring. The Red Raiders open the regular season on Tuesday, March 15th when they play host to LaVergne at the Raider Soccer Field. That non-district match will kick off at 7 PM.
