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Article: WEEKEND REPORT
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- The Washington Post
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- June 10, 1996
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GRAHAM RETURNS: The Virginia AAA Northwestern Region champion
Gar-Field baseball team had defeated Cardinal District rival Potomac
of Dumfries three times this season, including one that was
particularly upsetting to Potomac pitcher Bobby Graham.
Graham, who played at Gar-Field as a junior before
transferring to Potomac this year, was routed by the Indians, 7-1,
in that game. In Thursday's state semifinals, though, Graham
persevered in a 6-4, extra-inning victory over 10th-ranked Gar-Field
in Dale City.
After a 3-0 lead evaporated, Potomac went in front, 4-3, in
the bottom of the sixth inning. However, Graham surrendered a
game-tying home run to Travis Pfitzner.
Gar-Field "hit ...