RACELAND Kadin Shore had not said a word from the mound Wednesday night in the 63rd District Championship against Russell.
But when the Rams senior fanned the final batter of the game to claim Raceland’s fourth consecutive district crown, seven innings of pent-up emotion erupted with an emphatic, “Let’s Go!” as the celebratory dog pile took place in front of the mound as the Rams held off the Red Devils, 1-0.
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