PINEVILLE — Whitley County punched its third straight trip to the 13th Region Tournament’s championship game by defeating Harlan, 11-4, in Tuesday’s semifinal action.
The Colonels (27-6) jumped out to a 5-0 lead only to see the Green Dragons (17-13) fight back to cut their deficit to 5-4 in the bottom of the second.
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