OROFINO — Clearwater Valley’s Anthony Fabbi hit the first pitch of Friday’s Idaho Class 1A district baseball championship game down the right-field line, then stole second on the next pitch.
It was a sign of things to come as the Rams rolled to a 14-0 win against Prairie at Orofino High School.
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