Baseball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Coffee County Central

Red Raiders

Previous Games

03/22/25 @ Franklin County	6-2
03/22/25 vs Forrest	11-7
03/21/25 vs Central Magnet	8-7
03/20/25 @ Loretto	9-8
03/18/25 vs Loretto	11-1
+ 4 more games

Coffee County Central entered their tilt with Franklin County on Saturday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Rebels. That's two games straight that the Red Raiders have won by exactly four runs.

Davis McKenzie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Pippenger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Boone Floyd, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Coffee County Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Coffee County Central's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Franklin County, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Coffee County Central will face off against Warren County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. This will be Coffee County Central's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Franklin County, they will take on Tullahoma at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Tullahoma's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.