It was a good run, but Coffee County Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Friendship Christian Commanders by a score of 6-4.
Colter Neel and Trevor Jesse did some serious damage despite the final result: Neel scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Jesse scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Neel hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Pippenger, who went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.
On Friendship Christian's side, their win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Adam Gordon, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Coffee County Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Friendship Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season.
Coffee County Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-7 tie vs. Hendersonville on the 30th. As for Friendship Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ezell-Harding Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Friendship Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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