CONWAY — If the Mount Washington Valley Babe Ruth U14 team is going to win the U14 State Baseball Championship, the hometown nine is going to have to take the long road to get there.
MWV entered the double-elimination tournament over the weekend at the Nasby King Field at the Post 46 American Legion on Tasker Hill Road in Conway undefeated, going a perfect 8-0 in regular season play.
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