It was one of those weeks in District 6-6A softball.
Between weather-related postponements, extra-inning ballgames and a handful of upsets on the scoreboard, one of the area's most competitive softball conferences ended the week with new frontrunners in races for both the district title and the fourth playoff spot.
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