Tuesday Prep Roundup

Westwood left fielder Lexi Holder

Westwood left fielder Lexi Holder

The Westwood Rockets baseball team dropped a conference doubleheader at Liberty on Tuesday night by scores of 16 to 1 and 9 to 1. The young Rockets team continues to improve offensively but have yet to put a complete game together. The Rockets return home on Thursday night to take on Forrest. First pitch for that game is 5:00 PM at Looney Riddle Field at Fred Deadman Park.

The Lady Rockets softball team could not sneak many batted balls past the Huntland Hornet defense as they fell 11 to 0 on Tuesday night at Lady Rockets Field. Sarah West had a walk and a double to lead the offensive attack while Kayleigh Alford, Alex Hershman and Carlee Sullivan all added singles. Sullivan and Lexi Holder drew walks for the Lady Rockets. The Lady Rockets travel to Shelbyville on Wednesday night for a 5:00 PM game with Liberty.

 

CCMS 2nd baseman Shannah Frame

CCMS 2nd baseman Shannah Frame

A five run 5th inning gave the Lady Raider softball team of Coffee County Middle School a come from behind, 5 to 3 road win over Tullahoma on Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders sent 10 batters to the plate in their last at-bat to eliminate a 1 to 0 Wildcat lead and held on in the bottom of the 5th to earn the season sweep over the Lady Cats. The Lady Raiders banged out 6 hits in the frame as Shannah Frame cracked a double, Jayden Scheller and Sierra Mahar had RBI singles and Erin Ferrell had a big 2 RBI single. Grace Pippenger and Ashley Evans also had hits in the inning. Frame finished the night 2 for 2 at the plate as she added a single in the 4th inning. Erin Ferrell pitched out of a jam in the bottom of the 5th as she coaxed a grounder back to the circle with runner at 2nd and 3rd to seal the conference win. The win moves the Lady Raiders record to 9 and 1 in conference play as they welcome North Franklin to their home field for a 5 PM game on Wednesday.

A goal just before the half by Drake Medina was all the Raider soccer team of Coffee County Middle School needed on Tuesday night to escape Sewanee with a 2 to 0 win in a non-conference game with St Andrew’s. Anakin Dilleha added the insurance goal in the 42nd minute as the Raiders ran their record to 6 and 3 on the season. Coffee Middle will travel to Lincoln County on Friday to close out the regular season with a 5:30 match against Lincoln County.

The Coffee County Middle School Raider baseball team banged out 2 hits on the night as they dropped a 10 to 0 decision to Tullahoma on Tuesday night at Waggoner Park. Hayden Skipper and Clayton Lowell got the only hits of the night for the Red and Black as Tullahoma managed a season sweep in this rivalry. The Raiders will attempt to get back on the winning track on Wednesday as they travel to take on South Franklin in a 5 PM game.