Jaguars rally to upset Latrobe

Bob Smith / MVI Sports TJ’s McClain Flinn celebrates after driving in a run with a double in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s 14-7 win over Latrobe in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs at Hempfield Area High School.

By JOSE NEGRON
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With his team trailing by six runs after two full innings Tuesday evening, Thomas Jefferson head coach Tim Vickers emphasized the importance of taking things pitch by pitch and inning by inning. “It’s cliche, but we always talk about each inning and we preach winning every inning,” Vickers said. A six-run third inning helped kickstart TJ’s offense, opening the floodgates for the No. 12 Jaguars as they rallied and rolled to a 14-7 victory over fifth-seeded Latrobe in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs at Hempfield High School.

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