Emphatically, Beckley Top Prospects Post 32 is right where it wants to be.
Beckley scored five runs in each of the first two innings and went on to defeat Gilmer County Post 26 16-4 in five innings in the West Virginia Junior American Legion State Tournament Saturday night on Access Health Field at Linda K. Epling Stadium.
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