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River Bandits win 8-3 take Game 1 against South Bend

By Jay Kidwell,

11 days ago

The River Bandits were down 3-1 but they took the lead in the 6th inning and never looked back as they won 8-3 to take a 1-0 series lead in their best of 3 playoff series against South Bend.

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