FAIRMONT — Even when challenges present themselves, the Fairmont Senior baseball team continues to just win.

On Friday evening, after stormy weather forced the Class AAA regional contest to be moved to Mylan Park-Shilling Field due to field conditions, the Polar Bears capped off their second win over Grafton High in just three days, winning 15-3 to advance to the regional final set for this week.

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