Softball Game Preview: Coffee County Central Red Raiders vs. Brentwood Bruins

The Coffee County Central Red Raiders will face off against the Brentwood Bruins on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Coffee County Central 2.9, Brentwood 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Brentwood will be up against a hot Coffee County Central squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Red Raiders' pitcher stepped up to hand Lincoln County a 4-0 shutout on Thursday.

Lily Norman

Earned Runs

05/08/25 vs Lincoln County	0
05/07/25 @ Lincoln County	1
05/05/25 vs Columbia Central	1
04/28/25 vs Columbia Central	1
04/27/25 vs Tullahoma	1

The result came thanks to Lily Norman's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Coffee County Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jalyn Moran, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Brentwood fell victim to Page and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bruins in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.

Coffee County Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-12. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Brentwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.

Coffee County Central beat Brentwood 6-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Will the Red Raiders repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.