TARBORO - Four wins in 13 regular-season games against the Tarboro River Bandits, 1-6 in Tarboro’s stadium, nine of their 11 losses overall this summer to the River Bandits; None of that mattered for the Edenton Steamers Saturday night in the Premier Collegiate League championship game.
Edenton exercised the demon that was Tarboro and won the one game between the two teams that mattered most in convincing fashion.
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