Baseball Preview: Spring Hill Raiders vs. Coffee County Central Red Raiders
The Spring Hill Raiders will be playing at home against the Coffee County Central Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Spring Hill narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Henderson County 4-3. The win was just what Spring Hill needed coming off of an 8-0 defeat in their prior game.
Kyle Wooldridge tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Uselton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ethan Swoish, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Coffee County Central beat Shelbyville Central 8-5 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coffee County Central.
Blake Hillis was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Colter Neel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Spring Hill's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Coffee County Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6-1 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Spring Hill has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Coffee County Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Spring Hill's way against Coffee County Central when the teams last played back in March of 2019 as Spring Hill made off with a 12-5 win. Will Spring Hill repeat their success, or does Coffee County Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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