The Coffee County Central Red Raiders will head out to square off against the Loretto Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Coffee County Central has five straight wins, Loretto has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Coffee County Central beats Loretto with 11 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Coffee County Central beat Loretto on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. Considering the Red Raiders have won three matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Davis McKenzie
| 03/18/25 vs Loretto | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Northwest | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Moore County | 0 |
Davis McKenzie made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Colter Neel was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Cole Pippenger was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Coffee County Central's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Loretto, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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