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The Coffee County baseball team got back on track Saturday afternoon.

Traveling to Winchester to take on Franklin County, the Red Raiders broke a 2-2 tie with five runs in the top of the seventh inning on the way to a 7-2 victory over the Rebels.

Coffee County finished the game with nine hits, with two each for Preston Steele, Grayson Sadler and Matt Moore. Elijah Vernon, Boone Floyd and Landan Abellana each had one hit. This included one home run for Abellana in the top of the second inning and one for Steele in the top of the sixth.

Steele came away with three of the team’s seven RBI. Moore followed with two. Abellana and Sadler had one RBI each.

Leiton Yancer pitched a complete game, striking out six and holding Franklin County to two hits, two runs and three walks.

Coffee County (7-4) heads to Columbia for a 7 p.m. game Monday night.

Middle School Baseball

Rockvale 10, Coffee County 4

The Red Raiders fell behind early on the way to a home loss Saturday.

Coffee County finished with five hits, led by Mason Floyd with two. Braxton Swack, Aiden McNeese and Cooper Melton all had one hit each.

Tripp Trussler had two of the team’s three RBI, with Floyd adding the last one.

Liam Neice got it started on the mound, coming off after three innings with four strikeouts, two hits, six runs and three walks. Bentley Ater took his place, adding one strikeout, six hits, four runs and four walks through the game’s remainder.

Coffee County (4-3) returns to action next Tuesday with a home game against Battle Creek. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m.

Cascade 4, Westwood 2

The Rockets fell behind late in a close road loss Saturday.

CJ Chavis Jr. and Brock Christian each had one hit for a team total of two. Christian also had both of Westwood’s two RBI.

Chavis Jr. was the Rockets’ starting pitcher, striking out nine and holding Cascade to two runs and three walks until getting pulled in the bottom of the fifth inning. Up next was Christian, who struck out nine and added two runs and five walks until coming off in the bottom of the sixth. Will Levengood followed, striking out one more batter through the game’s remainder.

Westwood (7-3) remains on the road to face Winchester Christian Academy Monday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Friday results

Middle School Softball

Coffee County 13, Harris 1

The Lady Raiders took care of business in three innings on the way to a home victory Friday.

Coffee County finished with eight hits and six RBI.

Siri Cruz went the distance in the circle, striking out three and holding Harris to one hit and one run across all three innings.

The win put Coffee County at 8-2 on the season.

Middle School Baseball

Harris 3, Coffee County 2

The Red Raiders came up just short in a close home loss Friday.

Coffee County posted five hits over the course of the game, led by Ater with two. Floyd, Melton and Neice had one hit each. Trussler had the team’s only RBI.

Floyd started things off on the mound, finishing with seven strikeouts, two hits, two runs and six walks through the first four innings. Kasen Shelton closed it out from there, adding one strikeout, three hits, one run and one walk through the game’s remainder.