Katie Rutledge of CHS Softball (Photo by John St. Clair, stclair-sports.com)
The Coffee County Central High School softball team dropped both of their games on Friday afternoon at the Southern Warrior Classic in Murfreesboro. The Lady Raiders were held to 2 hits and committed 6 errors in a 15 to 0 loss to Lexington in the first game on Friday. In the second game, Coffee County managed 5 hits but were still shut out by Floyd Central out of Indiana 9 to 0.
Lexington banged out 19 hits on the night, including 9 in an 8 run 6th inning. Katie Rutledge had a double for Coffee County and Haley Hinshaw had a single for the hits for the Lady Raiders. The loss dropped Coffee County’s record to 4 and 2 on the season.
In the second game, Floyd Central jumped on Coffee County pitching for 5 runs in the 1st inning dropping the Lady Raiders 9 to 0. Coffee County stranded 9 runners on base for the game while hitting 5 singles.
The Lady Raiders now hit the road for a Spring Break tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Coffee County begins tournament play on Monday with a doubleheader. The Lady Raiders open with a 3 PM game with Clarksville before taking on Thompson, Alabama at 5 PM. The tournament concludes on Wednesday.
