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The Coffee County softball team got back on track Thursday evening.

Traveling to Murfreesboro for their second road game in as many days, the Lady Raiders took the lead in the top of the first inning and remained ahead on their way to a 4-1 win. The victory was Coffee County’s fourth in its last five outings.

The team finished the game with six hits, led by Maggie Montgomery with two. Lily Norman, Yeidy Cruz, Raelyn Wainwright and Bailey Hale had one hit each.

The Lady Raiders also finished with two RBI, both of which were credited to Norman.

Norman also pitched a complete game, closing it out with 12 strikeouts, two hits, one run and three walks across all seven innings.

Coffee County (5-3) returns to Murfreesboro next week to take part in the Warrior Classic. The Lady Raiders will open the tournament against Warren Township (Gurnee, Ill.) at Riverdale High School Monday. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m.

High School Boys’ Soccer

Coffee County 1, Franklin County 0

The Red Raiders picked up their first win of the season in a road district match against the Rebels Thursday night.

Coffee County (1-1) hosts Cane Ridge for its home opener at 8 p.m. next Thursday night.

Middle School Baseball

Westwood 6, White County 3

The Rockets took care of business on the road in Sparta Thursday, putting up four runs in the top of the second inning on the way to the victory.

CJ Chavis Jr. led the way at the plate, connecting on two of the team’s six hits. Griffyn Woods, Logan McKenzie, Will Levengood and Max Stewart each had one hit.

Chavis Jr. also came away with two of Westwood’s three RBI. Woods had one RBI.

Luke Christian was the Rockets’ starting pitcher, coming off with four strikeouts, two hits, two runs and two walks over the first three innings. Stewart followed for the next three innings, adding two strikeouts, three hits, two runs and five walks in this span. Levengood closed it out with one strikeout, one hit and one walk in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Westwood (7-2) travels to Cascade for a 3 p.m. game Saturday afternoon.

Harris 7, Coffee County 0

The Red Raiders were held scoreless on the way to their first loss of the season on the road at Harris Thursday.

Bentley Ater, Aiden McNeese and Tyce DePalma all had one hit each for a team total of three.

Braxton Swack got it started on the mound, finishing with seven strikeouts, three hits, six runs and two walks when he came off in the bottom of the fifth inning. Ater took his place, striking out two more and allowing another run and another walk through the game’s remainder.

Coffee County (4-1) will welcome Harris for a rematch at 6 p.m. Friday evening.

Middle School Softball

Coffee County 17, Harris 2

The Lady Raiders got the job done in four innings to secure a dominant road victory Thursday.

The team finished the game with 14 hits, with two each for Britlyn Jones, Addie Haley, Izzie Haynes, Amaya Campbell and Siri Cruz. This included a home run for Campbell in the top of the second inning.

Haynes was Coffee County’s RBI leader, posting five of the team’s 14. Jones and Campbell followed with three RBI each.

Campbell pitched all four innings, finishing the game with three strikeouts, three hits, two runs and one walk.

The win put Coffee County at 7-2 overall.