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He can be reached by email at sbarbee@hermiston- herald.com or on Twitter @SamBarbee1. Follow Herald Sports @HHeraldSports. T HERMISTONHERALD.COM Hermiston holds off Braves 64-61 Sophomore Maddy Juul gets hot in third quarter, scores 15 in second half Tuesday’s game The Bulldogs returned to the Tri-Cities Tuesday night for a date with Hanford, but results were not available in time for press time for today’s edition. Go to www.hermistonherald.com for results from Tuesday’s game. 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