A monsoon of runs on Thursday was promptly followed by a flood of competitive energy on Friday as the West Flagstaff and Winslow 8-10 Little League All-Star teams faced off in the District 1 tournament at Mark Grace Field.
Scoring was hard to come by early for either squad as strong pitching performances and stellar defense controlled the first two innings of play, but a rapid shift in momentum led to an explosive third inning with West Flagstaff walking off the game via run-rule in the fourth inning and securing a 10-0 victory over Winslow.
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