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Gainesville scores dramatic sweep of Evans
Red Elephants earn 9-inning win, then pitch shutout to reach quarterfinals
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Gainesville's Mikey Gonzalez (12) celebrates after scoring the winning run in the Red Elephants' 5-4 nine-inning victory against Evans in Game 1 of the Class AAAAA quarterfinals on Wednesday night. - photo by Jared Putnam
The Gainesville High baseball team rallied from a two-run deficit in the ninth inning to win its first game of the Class AAAAA second round against Evans on Wednesday night. It turned out the Red Elephants wouldn’t need such heroics in the nightcap. Gainesville won 5-4 in nine innings before securing a 4-0 victory to finish off the sweep.
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