The road to the Class 5A state championship still runs through Slapout.
The Holtville baseball team swept rival Elmore County, 14-4 and 11-0, in the first round of the playoffs at Smart-Collier Field on Friday night. Holtville will now face Headland in the second round for the fourth-consecutive season.
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