Personal Narrative: The State Championship Game At Volcano Stadium

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In my sophomore year my baseball team qualified to the state championship game. In high school sports that is the highest stage you can reach. It was the dream of a lifetime to play the championship game at Volcano Stadium. I was so nervous, but I was able to keep my cool during warm ups.
The game did not start the way we wanted it, we played terrible the first four innings, making many errors and mental mistakes that cost runs. The game was starting to favor the other team by a staggering amount, and it was looking like our hard work during the season was about to mean nothing. Then we staged a comeback and started chipping away at their lead. We took the game to extra innings which gave us another chance at winning the big game. Then it took

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