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Elk Grove edges Rodriguez 5–4 to claim Division 2 section title, program’s 12th
Elk Grove leaned on its trademark composure in a one-run finish, edging Rodriguez 5–4 to lift the Division 2 section title. The Herd built the early platform and protected it down the stretch to seal the banner [1].Rodriguez clawed back with a two-run knock in the third to trim the margin, but Elk Grove answered and kept the lead intact to the final out, closing a tense championship game on top [1]. The win is credited as the program’s 12th section championship, another milestone for one of the region’s standard-bearers [2].