Roane County’s Ryan Jarvis connects during a game against Ritchie County. The Rebels ended the Raider season Tuesday by taking game three of the sectional tournament. DAVID HEDGES/SPENCER NEWSPAPERS

The Rebels (14-10) knocked Raider starter Heath Goins from the game in the third inning after taking a 5-1 lead. Ritchie finished the frame with six more runs and added a couple more in the fourth to put the game out of reach.

Alex Mace, Ryan Jarvis and Jared Reed worked in relief for the Raiders.

Matt Brohard was 2-for-2 and knocked in the only Roane run in the first inning.

Ryan Richards allowed four hits to pick up the pitching win for the Rebels and helped himself with a 2-for-2 day at the plate. Chase Hyde collected three hits, Aaron Hinzman two and Andrew Barker had a second-inning home run.

The loss ended a string of three straight sectional titles for the Raiders, who finished the season at 12-13. It also marked the first losing season for Roane since 2004.

Ritchie opened the best-of-three series Monday at home with a 3-1 victory as they got to Roane’s Zach Reed for seven hits and handed him his first loss of the season. Reed (7-1) struck out seven and walked none. Alex Villers of the Rebels tossed a four-hitter and struck out nine with no walks. Jarvis had a pair of hits for the Raiders.

Facing elimination, Roane came back in the nightcap with a 4-1 win behind the pitching of Josh Jones, who allowed only five hits. Aaron Parsons went 2-for-3 for the winners with a double and Jones also doubled.

Roane County 100 000 0 – 1 4 5

Ritchie County 102 000 0 – 3 7 3

WP: Alex Villers IP: 7 SO: 9 BB: 0

LP: Zach Reed (7-1) IP: 7 SO: 2 BB: 0

Roane hitting: Heath Goins 1-4, Ryan Jarvis 2-3, Josh Wine 1-3

Ritchie hitting: Quinton Jones 2-3; Chase Hyde 1-3; Greg Britton 1-3, RBI; Corey Davis RBI; Villers 2-3, double; Christian Collins 1-3

Roane County 020 002 0 – 4 5 2

Ritchie County 000 000 1 – 1 5 2

WP: Josh Jones IP: 7 SO: 2 BB: 5

LP: Jones IP: 6-1/3 SO: 4 BB: 1

Derek Myers IP: 2/3 SO: 2 BB: 1

Roane hitting: Goins 1-4; Jones 1-3, double; Jarvis 1-3, double; Aaron Parsons 2-3, double; Billy Traub 1-3

Ritchie hitting: Aaron Hinzman 3-4, Andrew Barker 1-3, Collins 1-3

Ritchie County (14-10) 218 20 – 13 12 0

Roane County (12-13) 100 00 – 1 4 0

WP: Ryan Richards IP: 5 SO: 1 BB: 2

LP: Goins IP: 2 SO: 4 BB: 5

Alex Mace IP: 1 SO: 0 BB: 1

Jarvis IP: 2/3 SO: 1 BB: 2

Jared Reed IP: 1-1/3 SO: 0 BB: 0

Ritchie hitting: Richards 2-2, double, RBI; Hinzman 2-3, double, 3 RBIs; Jones 1-2, double; Hyde 3-3, 3 RBIs; Barker 1-3, home run, RBI

Roane hitting: Goins 1-3, double; Matt Brohard 2-2, RBI

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Spencer’s Emily Daniels hands off to 4x800 teammate Destinee Starcher in the Roane County Middle School Championships. DAVID HEDGES/SPENCER NEWSPAPERS

Spencer must be home away from home for Ritchie County’s softball team.

The Rebels, fresh off beating Roane County to win the LKC title the previous week, got by the host Lady Raiders 8-5 Thursday to win the sectional championship.

The loss ended Roane’s season at 22-11, the most wins in school history. Ritchie advanced to a regional semifinal game today (Thursday), again in Spencer.

Despite playing at home, the Lady Raiders were the visitors on the scoreboard and struck with a run in the first. Ritchie countered with three of its own in the bottom of the frame and never lost the lead.

The score was 7-2 before a three-run sixth brought the Lady Raiders closer. Ritchie added a final tally in the bottom of the sixth.

Kelsey Clark scattered nine hits and struck out nine to earn the victory. Heather Flanigan was 3-for-3 and Kasey Hilvers knocked in two runs for the winners.

Ashli Knotts also gave up nine hits and struck out eight. The first 20-game winner in Roane history, she finished the season with a 20-8 mark.

Cheyenne Hall had three hits for the Lady Raiders, with Allie Mills and Breanna Mathewson adding two each. Michele Carpenter, who along with Mills was one of only two seniors on the roster, doubled and drove in two runs.

The two teams had split the opening doubleheader of the sectional last Wednesday in Spencer. Ritchie rolled to a 13-2 decision in game one before the Lady Raiders stayed alive, winning 3-2 in the nightcap with a two-run rally in the seventh highlighted by Knotts’ game-winning hit.

Flanigan had a two-run homer for the Rebels in their game one victory, which lasted only five innings due to the mercy rule. Losing hurler Megan Keaton gave up eight hits and was victimized by nine Lady Raider errors.

Morgan Cottrell led off the second game with a home run over the fence in center. The score stayed 1-0 until Ritchie broke through with two runs off Knotts in the sixth. Knotts’ game-winner was a single that drove in a pair of runs.

Knotts pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts and three walks. One of the Rebel runs was unearned.

Roane County 100 01 – 2 3 9

Ritchie County 224 05 – 13 8 2

WP: Kelsey Clark IP: 5 R: 2 ER: 0 H: 3 SO: 1 BB: 0

Knight IP: 1 ER: 0 H: 8 SO: 1 BB: 2

LP: Megan Keaton (2-3) IP: 4-2/3 R: 13 ER: 3 H: 8 SO: 1 BB: 2

Roane hitting: Morgan Cottrell 2-3, RBI; Michele Carpenter 1-2

Ritchie hitting: Karrissa Ezell 3-4; Stemple 1-4, RBI; Laura Carpenter 2-3; Heather Flanigan 1-3, home run, 2 RBIs; Jenkins 1-2, 2 RBIs

Roane County 100 000 2 – 3 7 1

Ritchie County 000 002 0 – 2 4 2

WP: Ashli Knotts IP: 7 R: 2 ER: 1 H: 4 SO: 7 BB: 3

LP: Knight IP: 7 R: 3 ER: 3 H: 7 SO: 7 BB: 3

Roane hitting: Cottrell 2-4, double, home run, RBI; Knotts 2-3, 2 RBIs

Ritchie hitting: K. Ezell 1-2, Tabitha Ezell 1-2

Roane County (22-11) 100 103 0 – 5 9 1

Ritchie County 300 221 X – 8 9 4

WP: Clark IP: 7 SO: 8 BB: 1

LP: Knotts (20-8) IP: 6 SO: 8 BB: 1

Roane hitting: Cheyenne Hall 3-4, double, RBI; Allie Mills 2-3; Carpenter 1-3, double, 2 RBIs; Breanna Mathewson 2-3, RBI

Ritchie hitting: K. Ezell 1-4; Brittany Spencer 2-4; Carpenter RBI; Flanigan 3-3, RBI; Kasey Hilvers 2 RBIs