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On Friday, the CCCHS Red Raiders beat the Portland Panthers in a dominant, 11-1 win in their first game of the East Robertson Classic.

The Red Raiders would control the game from the start, scoring the game’s first run in the top of the first inning as Cole Pippenger stole home to give Coffee County a 1-0 lead.

Coffee County would pile on four runs in the top of the second inning, with one run being scored on a Brady Daugherty solo home run and two runs being scored on a single by Colter Neel.

The score remained 5-0 through the third inning, then the Red Raiders scored three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to build an 11-0 lead.

Portland would get on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning, but the Red Raider lead was too much for the Panthers to overcome, and Coffee County won their fourth straight game. 

Nate Rutledge and Colter Neel each had two RBIs and two hits, Blake Hillis and Brady Daugherty each had an RBI and two hits and Trey Turner had an RBI and one hit for Coffee County.

Beau Murray would get the win on the mound, pitching in five innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out four batters and walking another four on 75 pitches.

The Red Raiders will play two more games as part of the East Robertson Classic against Friendship Christian at 12:30 pm and Hendersonville at 3:00 pm on Saturday, Mar. 30 at Drake’s Creek Park.