Clyde Ditto understands that sometimes you just have to pick your battles.
That much was true following Smith-Cotton’s 9-6 loss to Boonville in Wednesday’s home opener at Vansell Field, where the Smith-Cotton coach didn’t harp on the four errors, the 3-for-12 batting clip with runners in scoring position or the eight stranded runners.
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