Continental and West Flagstaff Little League's 8-10 All-Star teams began play in the District 1 Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Mark Grace Field was the venue for the beginning of this year's tournament and saw 49 total runs cross home plate during the first day of games.
WFLL was responsible for a majority of those runs with the help of aggressive baserunning, defeating Payson 28-2 in a run-rule shortened game that capped off the night.
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