On a day when the Falcons were not getting many good pitches to swing at, Hudson Tate got one, and he did not miss it.
With the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Tate sent the first pitch he saw over the left centerfield fence for a grand slam homerun, punctuating a 12-1 Jefferson win over Edgewood in Division IV sectional baseball action at Edgewood High School Saturday.
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