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Madison, Alabama was not a sweet home for Coffee County softball this past weekend, as the Lady Raiders went 2-3 in the Bob Jones Tournament.

April 1 at Lincoln County

Before making the trek to the Yellowhammer State, the Lady Raiders had to take on district rivals Lincoln County on Tuesday night in Fayetteville, but the Lady Falcons weren’t fooling around.

The Lady Raiders struck first, scoring with Jalyn Moran on a ground out by Lily Norman in the top of the first inning, then held a 1-0 lead for two innings, however the Lady Falcons exploded for four runs in the bottom of the third, including a two-run homer by Brenna Edwards which gave Lincoln County a 4-1 lead.

Coffee County cut the Lady Falcon lead down to two runs with a score by Ella Arnold in the top of the sixth inning, but the damage had been done and the Lady Raiders suffered their first defeat in 4A District 9 play, 4-2.

COF: 100 001 0 – 2 6 1

LIN: 004 000 x – 4 4 2

Coffee County: Jalyn Moran 1-for-4, Ella Arnold 0-for-2, Lily Norman 2-for-3, Paisley Campbell 2-for-3, Maggie Montgomery 1-for-3, Taylor McBride 0-for-2, Kyndal Bolden 0-for-1, Savannah Cooper 0-for-2, Haleigh Skipper 0-for-3, Cara Newlin 0-for-3.

RBI: Lily Norman 1(13)

LP: Lily Norman (6.0IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 10SO)

April 3 Vs Hartselle (AL)

The Lady Raiders opened the Bob Jones Tournament on Thursday evening with a 10-5 win over the Hartselle Tigers.

Coffee County broke a 5-5 tie with five runs in the top of the sixth inning, including the game-winning run by Bailey Hale on a single by Jalyn Moran.

Lily Norman, starting her third consecutive game in the pitcher’s circle, picked up her ninth win of the season after pitching all six innings and throwing 112 pitches.

Junior Ella Arnold went 2-for-4 at the plate and batted in four of Coffee County’s 10 runs.

COF: 041 005 x – 10 11 2

HAR: 101 030 x – 5 4 5

Coffee County: Jalyn Moran 1-for-4, Ella Arnold 2-for-4, Lily Norman 2-for-4, Paisley Campbell 0-for-4, Maggie Montgomery 1-for-4, Taylor McBride 1-for-2, Savannah Cooper 1-for-3, Cara Newlin 2-for-3, Kyndal Bolden 1-for-3.

RBI: Ella Arnold 4, Jalyn Moran 2, Lily Norman 1

2B: Ella Arnold 1

SB: Ella Arnold 1

Starter: Lily Norman (6.0IP, 4H, 5R, 2ER, 4BB, 10SO)

April 4 Vs Buckhorn (AL),

Lawrence Co. (AL)

The second day of the Bob Jones Tournament was not a great one for the Lady Raiders.

In their first game of the day, the Lady Raiders could muster up only one hit by Cara Newlin in what would be a 7-0 loss to the Buckhorn Lady Bucks.

Maddi Scott suffered her third loss of the season in her fifth career start after pitching in all five innings.

BCK: 221 20x x – 7 11 2

COF: 000 00x x – 0 1 3

LP: Maddi Scott (5.0IP, 11H, 7R, 5ER, 3BB)

The Lady Raiders wouldn’t fare much better in their second and final game of the day against the Lawrence County Red Devils.

Jalyn Moran, Paisley Campbell, Savannah Cooper and Kyndal Bolden each collected one hit for Coffee County, but the Lady Raiders were still held scoreless in a 5-0 loss. All of Lawrence County’s runs came in the bottom of the fourth inning.

COF: 000 000 x – 0 4 1

LWR: 000 50x x – 5 5 0

LP: Lily Norman (5.0IP, 5H, 5R, 4ER, 1BB, 4SO)

April 5 Vs Huntsville (AL),

Giles County

On Saturday morning, the Lady Raiders returned to form to collect their second win of the tournament with a 3-1 win over the Huntsville Panthers.

Paisley Campbell drove in two doubles for Coffee County, the first of which batted in the game-winning run by Samantha Johnson in the top of the third inning.

Lily Norman, making her 13th start of the 2025 campaign in the pitcher’s circle, collected her 10the win of the season.

COF: 102 00x x – 3 10 1

HNT: 100 00x x- 1 3 0

Coffee County: Jalyn Moran 2-for-2, Ella Arnold 0-for-2, Lily Norman 2-for-3, Paisley Campbell 3-for-3, Maggie Montgomery 1-for-3, Cara Newlin 0-for-3, Savannah Cooper 1-for-3, Haleigh Skipper 1-for-1, Kyndal Bolden 0-for-2.

RBI: Paisley Campbell 2, Maggie Montgomery 1

2B: Paisley Campbell 2

WP: Lily Norman (5.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 6SO)

Paisley Campbell continued to have a good Saturday at the plate in Coffee County’s next game against fellow Tennessee team Giles County, but the Lady Raiders ended the tournament with a 7-6 loss to the Lady Cats.

Campbell fired off her team-leading fourth home run hit of the year in the top of the fourth inning to drive in two runs and put Coffee County ahead 6-4, but Giles County scored three times in the bottom of the fifth to end the Lady Raiders’ trip in Madison.

COF: 130 20x x – 6 10 4

GILE: 310 03x x – 7 10 0

Coffee County: Ella Arnold 1-for-3, Savannah Cooper 2-for-3, Paisley Campbell 2-for-2, Taylor McBride 3-for-3, Samantha Johnson 0-for-3, Bailey Hale 0-for-2, Maddi Scott 1-for-3, Harlow Maychrzak 1-for-3.

HR: Paisley Campbell 1(4)

RBI: Paisley Campbell 4(18), Ella Arnold 1(10), Savannah Cooper 1(9)

2B: H. Maychrzak 1, Savannah Cooper 1(4)

LP: (#6) Maddi Scott (4.0IP, 10H, 7R, 3ER, 2BB) (L#4)

Up Next: The now 15-8 Lady Raiders will return to Manchester for a 4A District 9 showdown with Shelbyville Central on Tuesday, April 8. First pitch at Terry Floyd Field is scheduled for 7 p.m.