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PHOTO GALLERY: Winchester Suffers First Loss in Tournament

The Sachems hung tough in their 4-3 loss to Rhode Island.

After having an early one-run lead, Winchester oculd not hold on against the team from Rhode Island, losing 4-3 in the semfinals of the Cal Ripken Regional Tournament at

After taking a 3-2 lead after the third inning, the Rhode Island team scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to give the Sachems their first loss in the

"We played a great game and could not ask 10-years-old kids to have a better game," said Winchester coach Gene Gebolys. "Third base man lucis made a great bare handed play jeff price and had a huge game, but it is not a one person game it's a team game."

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Winchester now needs to win three more games to win the regional tournament. Winchester and Rhode Island were the only two teams not to lose a game in the tournament.

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