BYFIELD — Ava Johnson and Audrina Owens have been through the wars.

As the lone two seniors on this year’s Triton softball roster and both four-year varsity veterans, they know what it takes to win in the playoffs. They won three postseason games as freshmen to make it to the Division 3 Final Four, two more as sophomores to make it to the quarterfinals, and another last year before bowing out to the eventual state runner-up.

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