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There's plenty to unpack as the singular HBO series heads into round four

By RUDY COGGINS Adam Pate vividly recalls the summer of 2019. Wayne County Post 11 dropped a season-ending, extra-inning loss to Pitt County 39 and watched the visitors celebrate as they clinched a spot in the Area I East Division championship series. Pate hasn’t forgotten staring into those disappointed, heart-broken faces in the post-game huddle. “You know, we as coaches expect that in high school baseball because you’re wearing your school jersey, playing for your teammates and your co...