The drought was over.

It took eight innings last week, but the Hubbard baseball team knocked off Norton 3-0 to claim the program’s first district championship.

The Eagles entered the season with three goals: win the Northeast 8, win 20 games and win the district title. They accomplished all three goals in one of the best seasons in program history.

“We’ve been close the last few years,” Hubbard head coach John Schiraldi said. “Two years ago, we lost in the district finals, last year it was district semis. It was literally the last play of the game away from being in the finals last year.

“We had been there and felt like we knew what to expect this time. I think that helped with the end result. This team is a little more battle-tested going through the grind of our conference schedule,

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