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The Coffee Middle Lady Raiders improved to 16-0 with a dominant 61-14 win over the Lady Falcons while the Red Raiders fell 24-21 to the Falcons on Tuesday night in Manchester.

CCMS Lady Raiders: 61, Stewarts Creek Lady Falcons: 14

The Lady Raiders were looking to continue their perfect regular season record with a non-conference win over the Lady Falcons.

Coffee County would race out to a big lead in the first half, outscoring Stewarts Creek 30-11.

The Lady Raider defense would be even stingier in the second half, allowing only three points over the final two quarters for a 61-14 win in which every player for Coffee County scored.

With the win, the Lady Raiders remain undefeated with a 16-0 overall record.

Box Score: Coffee County Lady Raiders (61) Jenslee Nogodula 15, Harper Crosslin 13, Avery Pruitt 8, Kinsley Pruitt 7, Abby Williams 6, Kealey Branch 4, Brooklyn Carlton 4, Kendall Kesling 2, Brylyn McAdams 2.

CCMS Red Raiders: 21, Stewarts Creek Falcons 24

Meanwhile, the Red Raiders were eyeing their fourth consecutive win.

The game started out well enough, as the Red Raiders outscored the Falcons 7-6 in the first quarter, but the Falcons held Coffee County to just two points in the second quarter to take a 12-9 lead into halftime.

Stewarts Creek would outscore Coffee County 6-4 in the third quarter, and the Red Raiders would outscore the Falcons 8-6 in the fourth, but the Falcons held on for the low-scoring win, 24-21.

With the loss, the Red Raiders fall to 13-3 on the regular season.

Box Score: Stewarts Creek Falcons (24) Cam Sandridge 9, Braylen Cole 5, Jackson Stewart 4, Kaleb Crow 4, Karson Taylor 2.

Coffee County Red Raiders (21) Jaxon Pruitt 11, Ethan Arnold 5, Jo Jordan 5.

CCMS basketball will now set their sights on the CTC Tournament, which will be held next week in Tullahoma.