Article: Plains wins region, set for states: The team, which defeats Susquehanna Valley League champ Sunbury-Northumberland, continues to pound opponents with hot bats.

Byline: Dave Rosengrant

Jul. 31--WILKES-BARRE -- When a good-hitting team gets on a roll, nothing seems to be able to contain it. That was the scenario for the Plains American Legion baseball team in its last four games. The team scored a whopping 54 runs in that period, including a 16-8 victory over Sunbury-Northumberland at Artillery Park on Sunday to claim its first Region 5 championship since 1980. What makes Sunday's performance even more eye-popping is that Sunbury-Nory's top two pitchers got knocked around. The Susquehanna Valley League champs were also the defending regional champs and didn't lose their first game of the season until Plains ...

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