CCMS Raider Baseball Blasts South Franklin on Tuesday NIght

Brandon Jernigan

Brandon Jernigan

A four run 5th inning for the Coffee County Middle School baseball team lifted the Raiders to an 11 to 1 revenge win over the South Franklin Trojans on Tuesday night at CCMS. Brandon Jernigan tossed a complete game 2 hitter and hammered a 2 run home run for his 2nd home run of the season to key the victory and a spilt in the season series. Jernigan finished the night with 2 hits and 3 RBI at the plate and 7 strikeouts from the mound. Griffin Meeker was 3 for 4 on the night with a pair of RBI as the Raiders bounced back from Monday’s 11 to 9 loss at South. The Red Raider varsity team is off until Thursday, April 7th when they take on White County in Sparta in a makeup game from March 1st. The varsity game gets underway at 5 PM with the JV to follow. The JV team will host a JV doubleheader on Monday, April 4th when they welcome Cannon County to their home field at CCMS. Game #1 will get underway at 5 PM.