KIRKLAND, Wash. – Once West Suburban’s 14-Under team began driving in runs during its first game of the Junior League Softball World Series, it never looked back.
Kylie Sweeney singled to bring in Reagan Bills – representing her team’s go-ahead run – in the second, and West Suburban beat Repentigny, Quebec, 7-1 Sunday afternoon.
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