Coffee County Central came into Monday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past the Warren County Pioneers & Lady Pioneers 6-4. The win was just what Coffee County Central needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior game.
Coffee County Central got a great performance from Timothy Henderson as he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Henderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season. Cole Pippenger picked up the save, going 1-for-5 with a triple and a run.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Rutledge, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Brady Daugherty was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
The victory got Coffee County Central back to even at 4-4. As for Warren County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Coffee County Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Warren County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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