Banks is at it again.
Just three months removed from a girls basketball state title, the Braves’ baseball team added more state hardware to the small Washington County school’s trophy case, defeating top-seeded Cascade Christian of Medford 3-0 in the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union’s 3A baseball championship final on June 3, at PK Park in Eugene.
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