YOUNGSTOWN — For three straight years, South Range has had Champion’s number.

The Raiders and Golden Flashes have met in the regional rounds of the OHSAA softball tournament each of the past three seasons, and for three straight years, the Raiders have emerged victorious.

“Our girls get fired up to play Champion,” South Range head coach Jeff DeRose said. “They have a history that we’re trying to build. I think we’ve started building it, and I think South Range softball is definitely on the map, like Champion still is, was and has been for many, many years.”

In a classic pitcher’s duel on Wednesday, something had to give. South Range’s Solena DeJesus broke a scoreless deadlock in the top of the ninth inning, capitalizing on a Champion throwing error to score the game’s only run. It lifte

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