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Heflin strikes out 15 in one-hitter

Elaine Heflin struck out 15 in a one-hitter, and No. 11 Downers Grove North scored a run in the sixth and another with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Trinity 3-2 on Tuesday.

Heflin (5-1) walked 3 and hit a batter. In the sixth Carolyn Nojiri singled and scored the tying run on an error. Then in the seventh Ali Woitovich reached on an error and with two outs Annie Lusher singled her in.

Kelsey Gockman earlier hit a solo homer for Downers Grove North (6-3).

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