Coffee County baseball’s five-game winning streak ended in a road loss in Smyrna Thursday. Taking on Stewarts Creek, the Red Raiders fell 8-4 to the Redhawks.

Carter Bell finished the game with two of Coffee County’s five hits. Grayson Sadler, Chase Leonard and Matt Moore each had one.

Sadler brought in two of the Red Raiders’ three RBI, with Leonard adding the third.

Xander Meeks pitched the first three innings, coming off the mound with three strikeouts, five hits and five runs. Kasen Shores took over from there, adding two strikeouts, three hits and three runs through the game’s remainder.

The loss put Coffee County at 12-7 on the season.

Raiders hold off Warren for district victory

Coffee County completed a regular-season series sweep of its district rival last Tuesday evening.

One day after defeating Warren County in Mc-Minnville Monday night, the Red Raiders took care of business in Manchester this time around, stopping a late Pioneer push to win 6-5.

Coffee County got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when Davis McKenzie ran home from third base on a Boone Floyd line drive. Warren County answered with the tying run in the top of the second, but the Red Raiders did not let it stay at a 1-1 game for long.

In the bottom of the inning, Landan Abellana came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded. Abellana went on to slam a fly ball out to left field for a double, bringing home Sadler, Austin Gipson and Moore in the process to put Coffee County up 4-1.

The Pioneers slowly cut back into it from there, adding one run each in the top of the third inning and the top of the fifth inning.

With their lead sitting at 4-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Red Raiders got it going at the plate with a pair of singles from Moore and McKenzie. Up next in the order was Abellana, who connected on a ground ball to get Moore and McKenzie home and put Coffee County back up by three.

Warren County was not finished yet, scoring two runs in the top of the seventh with two outs. With the tying run on base and the go-ahead run at the plate, pitcher Leiton Yancer delivered the game-winning strikeout to preserve the Red Raider victory.

McKenzie, Abellana, Floyd, Moore and Elijah Vernon each had one hit for a team total of five.

Abellana brought in five of the team’s six RBI, with Floyd adding one.

Isaiah Deadman got it started on the mound, coming off in the top of the third inning with five strikeouts, two hits, two runs and four walks. Yancer took over from there, adding five more strikeouts, two hits, three runs and three walks through the game’s remainder.

Raiders win tight one over Warren

Coffee County picked up its first district win of the season in McMinnville last Monday evening. Taking on Warren County, the Red Raiders scored a pair of runs in the first and second innings en route to a 2-0 victory.

Coffee County posted seven hits over the course of the game, with two each for McKenzie and Sadler. Floyd, Preston Steele and Jaxon Pruitt each had one hit.

McKenzie had the team’s lone RBI.

On the mound, Mc-Kenzie finished with eight strikeouts, one hit and four walks until coming off in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn the win. Shores took his place, securing the last two strikeouts to seal the win and pick up the save.

CHS takes care of Grundy on Senior Night

The Red Raiders closed out the weekend with a series sweep of Grundy County last Saturday evening. Hosting the Yellow Jackets for Senior Night, the Red Raiders trailed 3-1 after the first inning but took control on the way to a 13-4 victory. The win was Coffee County’s third straight.

The Red Raiders finished with 14 hits, led by Abellana with four. Floyd, Deadman and Gipson all followed with two hits each. McKenzie, Pruitt, Moore and Leonard each had one hit.

Gipson brought in three of Coffee County’s 11 RBI. Floyd added two. McKenzie, Abellana, Pruitt, Leonard, Deadman and Moore all had one RBI each.

Moore began the night on the mound, finishing with three strikeouts, six hits, four runs and three walks until coming off in the top of the fourth inning. McKenzie took his place, striking out four and limiting Grundy County to two walks before being switched out in the top of the fifth. Up next was Gipson, who added one strikeout and one hit through the top of the sixth inning. William Bradford went on to close it out in the top of the seventh, striking out one more batter in this span.