Article: From rivals to Titans.(Sports)(Thurston's Sweet and Springfield's Lopez are key to LCC pitching staff)

Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard

Forgive Joaquin Lopez and Jesse Sweet if they talk trash every now and again.

The sophomore teammates on the Lane Community College baseball team grew up as crosstown rivals. Lopez, a year older than Sweet, starred at Spring- field High, while Sweet flew under the radar for Thurston High.

Although the players knew each other during their high school careers, each said there wasn't any true dislike - other than toward the nickname on the opponent's jersey. But that hasn't stopped the duo from occasionally sparring verbally about the past.

"It's mostly just trash talking, talking about old players ...

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