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Pioneers pushed to brink of elimination
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Two days after the Warren County High School baseball team grabbed a stronghold on a best-of-three series against Coffee County with a 6-4 win in Manchester, the Red Raiders wrestled back the upper hand.Coffee County came to Warren County Monday and won 7-2 on Patrick Ramsey Field, sending the series back to Manchester last night for the decisive third game. For more information on last night’s game, check www.southernstandard.com.Warren County went into Monday knowing a win meant a date in the District 6-AAA championship game, along with giving the Pioneers their first 20-win season in over a decade.Coffee County wasn’t ready to give up though. A four-run fifth, powered by a two-run home run by Peyton Meeker, was too much for the Pioneers to overcome.Senior Derek Brumley got the ball for the big home game and kept the Red Raiders scoreless for the first four innings.