Softball Game Preview: Coffee County Central Red Raiders vs. Columbia Central Lions

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Previous Games

04/10/25 - Away	4-0 W
05/09/24 - Neutral	10-5 W
05/03/24 - Home	7-2 W
04/23/24 - Away	2-3 L
04/16/24 - Home	9-2 W
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Coffee County Central is 9-1 against Columbia Central since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Red Raiders will host the Lions at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Coffee County Central 3.2, Columbia Central 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Coffee County Central is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since April 5th on Sunday. They had just enough and edged out Tullahoma 3-1.

Lily Norman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits.

On the hitting side, Paisley Campbell was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one double, and one RBI. Ella Arnold was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Coffee County Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tullahoma only posted a batting average of .130.

Columbia Central came out on top against Warren County on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Lions took their contest against the Pioneers & Lady Pioneers 5-2. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Pioneers & Lady Pioneers: they've now won five in a row.

Columbia Central pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Coffee County Central, their win bumped their record up to 20-12.

Coffee County Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbia Central when the teams last played on April 10th, winning 4-0. Do the Red Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.