Greenback School’s baseball team came back from 7-0 down Thursday to book their trip to the sectionals with a 8-7 victory over Oakdale School.
The Cherokees came into the loser’s bracket final off the back of a 6-0 loss to Coalfield High School in the Region 2-1A championship game earlier in the day.
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