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Game 5 continued ... 9th inning!
Scribbles from the Press Box — by Chase Murphy
Top 9th: The Robins go quietly — no insurance, no breathing room. Just three meek outs and a long walk back to the dugout. It stays 3-2 Red Springs.
Bottom 9th preview: And now it’s all here. Three outs between the Robins and a championship. The crowd in Angier is on its feet, stomping the bleachers like a drumline. My little press box shakes with every clap.
Who writes the ending — the scrappy No. 10 Bulls, pushing the series to Game 6 in Red Springs, or the summer-long dreamers wearing Red Robins uniforms? Either way, I may not survive this half-inning with my voice, my pencil or my sanity intact. Thank the Lord they had more sweet tea in the mini-fridge up here.
Bottom 9th (set-up): Spots 9-1-2 are due up for Angier-Fuquay Springs — the bottom of the order trying to flip it back to the top. And from the Red Springs bullpen strides Juan Hartman, the “Wizard of 0’s.” He’s been nails all year, the kind of closer you trust with the keys to the city. Three outs for glory. Three outs for the Golden Leaf Champions Cup.
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