The Spring Hill Raiders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Coffee County Central Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Spring Hill scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Culleoka.
Marissa Ellis made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Ellis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Boehms, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three additional RBI, and two additional runs. Another player making a difference was Hailey Lippert, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Coffee County Central put another one in the bag on Sunday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Tullahoma as Coffee County Central made off with a 20-6 victory. Fans of Coffee County Central have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Kara Wheeler was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Chesnie Cox, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win got Spring Hill back to even at 2-2. As for Coffee County Central, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Spring Hill might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Coffee County Central in their previous meeting on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coffee County Central's Lily Norman, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Spring Hill knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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