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The Lady Raider offense was definitely not clicking on all cylinders Tuesday night against visiting Shelbyville.

But Coffee County got runs when they needed them most.

The Lady Raiders scored one run in the bottom of the sixth to send the game to extra innings and then again in the bottom of the 8th to avoid defeat. Then in the bottom of the ninth, Kaitlyn Davis doubled and her pinch-runner Kurry Neel came across to score when Madison Pruitt reached on an error to give the Lady Raiders a 5-4 District 8-AAA win.

It was an unconventional kind of night for Coffee County. The Lady Raiders trailed Shelbyville 3-0 in the top of the third and then 3-2 after three complete until the bottom of the sixth when Kiya Ferrell worked a bases loaded walk to score Kurry Neel.

Ferrell, Chesnie Cox and Keri Munn each finished with an RBI. Davis led the way at the plate for Coffee County with three hits, including that double in the 9th. Haidyn Campbell also doubled for Coffee County.

Campbell and Davis combined to go the distance in the circle for Coffee County. Davis picked up the win over six innings of work. She allowed three hits and just one run – which was unearned. She struck out five. Campbell allowed three runs and four hits over three innings.

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After beating Tullahoma on Monday, the Coffee Middle Lady Raiders could not complete the sweep, falling 6-4 to the Lady Cats Tuesday on the road.

Tullahoma scored five runs in the first inning to take control, powered by 3 hits and a pair of walks. The Lady Cats would only score one run for the rest of the game.

Coffee County just couldn’t put together enough runs to come from behind.

Channah Gannon doubled and scored in the first and the Lady Raiders got a pair of runs from the bottom of the order in the second when Samantha Cothran walked and scored and Cara Newlin singled and scored.

But the Lady Raiders couldn’t put together a serious scoring threat in the final two innings.

CMS Baseball falls 6-5

Three Tullahoma runs in the bottom of the sixth were detrimental as the CMS Raiders fell on the road 5-4 – their first conference loss of the season. The loss drops CMS to 10-2 overall.

Cole Pippenger led CMS at the plate with a pair of hits. Grant McCollough and Colter Neel each had RBIs for Coffee County.

Evan Kirby was solid on the mound for the Raiders despite the loss – striking out four over four innings of work.

The Raiders are scheduled to travel to Harris on Wednesday, weather permitting.

Central High School’s boys and girls tennis teams easily took care of business Tuesday afternoon against visiting Columbia.

Lauren Perry won 8-1, Rylea McNamara 8-0, Wren Lawson 8-1, Emma Fulks 8-0, Macie Lawrence 8-2, Katie Lawrence 8-1 and Raelin Tucker 6-0.

In doubles play, CHS pairs of Perry/McNamara and Lawson/Lawrence both won easily – 8-1 and 8-2, respectively.

The Raider boys also made easy work – with every singles player winning 8-0: Jaden Talley, Jonathan Nelson, Johnathan Welch, Landen Booth and Krish Patel.

Doubles group of Talley/Nelson and Welch Booth each picked up wins

A handful of defensive miscues in the final innings cost the Westwood Lady Rockets a 6-3 lead, as WMS fell to Community 7-6 Tuesday night.

Paisley Campbell singled and Maggie Brei drew a walk and both came around to score in the first inning to get Westwood in front.

Liza Freeze singled and scored on a double by Campbell in the third and the Lady Rockets added two more runs in the fourth when Lily Norman and Addie ??? each walked and moved around the bases to score.

But Community scored two in the fourth, one in the fifth and sixth and then got three across in the seventh to sneak away with the win.

Coffee County Central’s track team sent four athletes to compete in the Decathlon and Pentathlon at Stewarts Creek High School this week, with all four earning top-10 finishes.

In the Decathlon, Kelvin Verge took 4th place, Ethan Welch 5th and John Dobson 10th.

Meanwhile, Madison Rooker finished 6th in the Pentathlon.

The track team is scheduled to be at a meet in Tullahoma on April 14 and hosting on April 19.

Keri Munn was unhittable Monday night. Again.

The senior right-hander tossed a no-hitter against visiting Warren County and the Central High School Lady Raiders ripped off 15 hits on their way to a 7-0 shutout win in Manchester.

In a game you heard live on Thunder Radio, Coffee County bust the game open with a 5-run fifth inning.

Justus Turner and Brianna Shelton each had three-hit nights. Shelton scored a pair of runs. Meanwhile, Turner’s 3-hit performance included a double off the top of the fence for a pair of RBIs. She also scored a run. Turner, Shelton and Munn were named Mid-Tenn Turf Players of the Game by Thunder Radio.

Olivia Evans also had an RBI – coming on a triple in the second inning. Kiya Ferrell also scored when she reached on an error in the first inning. She later picked up an RBI. Kaitlyn Davis also had a hit and an RBi for CHS.

Munn finished the night with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks – she also hit a batter. She improves to 14-0 in the circle. The Lady Raiders improve to 18-2-1 overall with the win.

Coffee County will host Shelbyville at 7 p.m. Tuesday – a team Coffee County beat 13-0 back on March 22 in Shelbyville.

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Cole Pippenger was solid through five innings and Caleb Crouch notched the save on Monday as the Coffee Middle School Red Raider baseball team beat visiting Tullahoma 4-2 on 8th grade night.

Coffee County took the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Colter Neel hit into a fielder’s choice that sent one across the plate.

Neel finished with a pair of RBIs for Coffee County. Landon Abellana also had an RBI at the plate for CMS.

Pippenger picked up the win after working five and 2/3 innings. He allowed 2 hits and 2 runs. He struck out 11. Caleb Crouch got the last 4 outs on the mound for CMS.

Pippenger also scored a run at the plate on a pair of hits.

The Raiders travel to Tullahoma on Tuesday to complete that series before playing Harris in a makeup game on Wednesday to close the regular season.

For the first time this season, the CHS tennis teams were on the wrong end of a decision. The Raider boys fell 2-5 and the Lady Raiders 3-4 against Lincoln County Monday, April 12.

For the Raider boys, Jaden Talley won his singles contest 8-0. Krish Patel also won 8-4. Xander Blomquist, Landen Booth, Johnathan Welch and Jonathan Nelson all dropped singles matches.

Meanwhile, Rylea McNamara, Wren Lawson and Emma Fulks all won singles matches for CHS. Lauren Perry and Macie Lawrence each dropped decisions.

After struggling to score all game, the Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders got a run in the bottom of the sixth to beat visiting Tullahoma 1-0 Monday afternoon.

With the game tied at 0-0, Ella Arnold tripled to start the sixth and came across to score on a wild pitch to give CMS a 1-0 win.

Channah Gannon was nearly unhittable in the circle for the Lady Raiders. The 8th grade right-hander allowed just one hit, a single in the fifth inning. Gannon struck out 3 Lady Cat batters, otherwise relying on her strong defense to keep Tullahoma limited.

The win improves Coffee County to 10-3 on the season.

A three run third inning powered the Westwood Lady Rockets in a 4-2 softball win over Liberty on Monday.

Lily Norman, Liza Freeze and Kylie Evans all reached and scored in the third inning. Evans walked, followed by Norman and Freeze each singling. Maggie Brei and Madison Waller tacked on singles in the inning.