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West Deptford No. 1 Reaches District 15 9-10 Baseball Finals

West Deptford will play Glassboro for the title Tuesday night.

It’s down to the final two teams in the District 15 9- and 10-year-old baseball tournament, and West Deptford No. 1 will get their shot at the title Tuesday night.

The boys built a 7-1 lead on East Greenwich No. 1 Monday night in the semifinals and hung on down the stretch for the 7-4 win.

“Our kids played their hearts out,” head coach Tony Scirrotto said.

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East Greenwich No. 1, which was undefeated heading into the semifinals, had only allowed 10 runs in its previous five games.

The win puts West Deptford No. 1 into the championship against Glassboro, slated for a 6 p.m. start at East Greenwich’s Hidden Acres Park. Glassboro got there with a 6-4 win over Deptford Monday night.

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