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On Tuesday night, the Lady Raiders had to slug it out with the Lady Patriots, while the Red Raiders came out flying in a much needed win in Murfreesboro.

It was a close game for the Lady Raiders, but they were still able to knock off Oakland for a season sweep of the Lady Patriots.

Oakland had the edge in the first quarter as the Lady Patriots outscored the Lady Raiders 12-11.

The Lady Raiders would go on an 8-0 scoring run to start the second as they outscored Oakland 14-6 in the quarter to lead at halftime, 25-18. 

Both teams would score 12 points in the third quarter and the Lady Raiders remained in front, 37-30 going into the fourth.

Coffee would go on another 8-0 scoring run to start the final frame as they outscored the Lady Patriots 14-4 in the fourth to win the game, 51-34.

“Rebounding is still our achilles heel,” said Coach Joe Pat Cope. “They were able to outbox us and out jump us in that game. Rebounding is still something we have to work on, but with Channa and Olivia out tonight it was still next man up with these girls, and players like Audri Patton and Ella Arnold have been getting a lot more minutes and playing well recently.”

Scoring for the Lady Raiders were Jules Ferrell with 19 points, Natalie Barnes with 12 points, Audri Patton with eight points, Ella Arnold with five points, Ava McIntosh with four points and Jaydee Nogodula with three points.

The Lady Raiders now improve to 11-1 on the season.

Meanwhile, the Red Raiders were looking to get back in the win column after slow starts plagued them in their last two games.

The Red Raiders looked strong at the start of this game, outscoring the Patriots 19-10 in the first quarter on the strength of eight points from Cooper Reed. 

Coffee would continue their hot start in the second quarter, with Brady Wright scoring eight points and Jackson Shemwell scoring seven points in the quarter to outscore Oakland 18-13 and lead at halftime, 37-23.

The Red Raiders kept momentum up after the halftime break, outscoring Oakland 14-12 in the third quarter to lead 51-35 heading into the fourth.

Coffee County would go up by as much as 20 points in the fourth quarter before winning the game, 59-40.

“We came out focused and ready to play,” said Coach Andrew Taylor. “We stuck to our defensive assignments, we moved the ball well and I think we had our best shooting night of the year so far. There were a few little hiccups tonight, but they’re still learning and I like what I saw tonight.”

Scoring for the Red Raiders were Jackson Shemwell with 20 points, Brady Wright and Cooper Reed scoring 10 points each, Courtland Ferrar scoring eight Cayden Trail scoring five points, Camden Hunt scoring four and Levi Rollman scoring two points.

The Red Raiders improved to 4-6 on the year with the win.

Coffee County Basketball returns on Friday, Dec. 15 at Tullahoma.