Alan Rob
A 7th inning rally came up short on Thursday night as the Red Raider baseball team opened play in the Mountain Valley Tournament with a 5 to 4 loss to the host Yellow Jackets of Grundy County. Three Red Raider errors in the 4th inning helped Grundy County plate 4 runs on 3 hits against Coffee County starter Bradley King. Coffee County answered the 3rd inning rally by the Yellow Jackets when Alan Rob scored on a Cade Giles single in the 4th. Rob came back with an RBI double in the 5th to score Wyatt Day as the Raiders trailed 5 to 2 entering the 7th. Zach Wise led off the 7th with a double and scored on a Gavin Husted single. Grundy County walked in a run before getting the final 2 outs with the bases loaded to end the game. Rob finished the night going 2 for 3 as he reached base on an error and a walk. The Red Raiders travel to Jasper on Friday for a doubleheader at Marion County High School in Day #2 of the Mountain Valley Tournament. Coffee County will take on Marion County at 4 PM and Cumberland County at 8:30 PM.
