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Thriller between Valley rivals

It sounded like the Central Valley-University Greater Spokane League baseball game, won by the Bears 5-4 in the 10th inning, had a little bit of everything. There were five home runs, five doubles, bang-bang plays on defense and maybe a misstep or two before the outcome was decided on winning pitcher Scott Simon's sacrifice fly. Simon pitched the distance..

I missed it, was at the U-Hi-CV softball game, won by the Titans 7-6. But the two baseball teams are at it again at CV today, 4 p.m., and I'll be there. Hopefully the game can be just as thrilling.

Despite all the rain, teams in the GSL are on schedule and baseball reaches the midway point of the season today. U-Hi is 8-1, CV 7-1 and Mead 6-1. Everyone else is at least three games back.

U-Hi's win over the Bears in softball dropped CV a game behind tri-leaders Mead, Shadle Park and the Titans who are all 6-1. There are still seven games among the quartet to determine supremacy. After that it'll be a crap shoot to determine two regional qualifiers.



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