Falcons Defeat Raiders in Tuesday District 9-AAAA Baseball

April 16, 2024

In Fayetteville on Tuesday night, the Lincoln County Falcons hosted the Coffee County Red Raiders in District 9-AAAA baseball.

The Falcons jumped to a 5-0 lead after 2 innings, but the Raiders roared back with three runs in the third and two in the fourth to tie the game. Lincoln County kept their scoring going and finished up with a 12-5 win.

Cole Pippenger had a nice night at the plate for Coffee County, going 2-for-4 with a triple, 2 RBI, and a run scored. Colter Neel had two hits and an RBI, and Trevor Jesse finished the game with two hits and scored twice.

Ian Weaver homered for the second night in a row for the Falcons, as they improved to 16-8 overall and 6-2 in district play.

The Red Raiders fell to 10-13-1 overall and are now 4-4 in District 9-AAAA. Coffee County will be back on the diamond on Thursday at home against Central Magnet beginning at 4:30 PM.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.