The Coffee County Central Red Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Spring Hill Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Coffee County Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Coffee County Central beat Shelbyville Central 8-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coffee County Central.
The team relied heavily on Blake Hillis, who scored 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.
Meanwhile, Spring Hill had just enough and edged Henderson County out 4-3 on Wednesday. The victory was just what Spring Hill needed coming off of an 8-0 loss in their prior game.
Spring Hill also got a great performance from Kyle Wooldridge as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Luke Uselton was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Ethan Swoish was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Coffee County Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Spring Hill, their record now sits at 9-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Coffee County Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spring Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Coffee County Central suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Spring Hill when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Can Coffee County Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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