June 29, 2022

Union Cleaners holds off State Farm

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEREMY SELLEW

jsellew@yourmvi.com

It was a whirlwind night in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League as Dax Thomas State Farm pulled off a trade with Union Cleaners to avoid a forfeit, but head coach Naz Victoria’s team was still unable to pull off a short-handed win.

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