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Waubonsie Valley’s Neville shuts out Naperville Central

By Pat Krillic

At the sophomore level last season, first-year Waubonsie Valley baseball coach Bryan Acevedo became accustomed to Jason Neville’s effectiveness on the mound.

Last season, however, has nothing on what Acevedo saw from Neville in his first varsity start on Wednesday.

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