Abby Morgan of Lady Raider Basketball
For the 2nd consecutive night, the Lady Raiders of Coffee County opened the first period with a strong performance against a solid district opponent at Lawrence County on Tuesday night. And for the 2nd consecutive night, Coffee County saw a 1st quarter lead turn into a formidable halftime deficit. On Tuesday, early foul trouble saw a 13 to 13 tie at the halfway point of the 1st quarter fade into an 87 to 53 loss to the district leading Lady Cats. Abby Morgan had 12 points in the 2nd half on her way to a team high 19 points as she was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Aerial Williams finished with 12 points and Alliyah Williams added 8 points for Coffee County which falls to 2 and 6 in district play.
CHS basketball player Grant Sadler
Coming off a disappointing loss on Monday night, the Red Raiders struggled from the opening tip as they fell into a 27 to 5 hole in the 1st quarter to Lawrence County. From that point, Coffee County was able to nearly match the Wildcats in scoring deep into the 4th quarter. Lawrence County outscored the Raiders 17 to 8 in the final period to drop the Raiders 75 to 43 in the boys contest. Grant Sadler led the Raiders in scoring with 15 points to be named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Garrett Eldridge and Caleb McKenzie both came off the bench to net 6 points apiece for Coffee County who is 7 and 12 on the year but still looking for their 1st district win.
Coffee County returns home on Friday night to take on Lincoln County at the Patch. Friday night will also be the annual Winterfest celebration which was rescheduled from last Friday night. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you all the action as we begin our broadcast with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 5:50.
