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a boxing matchup that promises to be a sportswriter's dream
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The 21-year-old McGonigle, who was robbed of his first home run by center fielder Jackson Merrill in the second, worked a 10-pitch at-bat against Wandy Peralta in a lefty-on-lefty matchup that culminated with a single to right field that brought in Gleyber Torres and Colt Keith for a 4-2 lead.
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The Cavaliers won Friday’s matchup by 21 points and scored 149 points.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Fans from Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, and Iowa flooded the area outside the United Center ahead of Friday night's Sweet 16 matchups.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
That would be those same 76ers, making the matchup between the two on Saturday night yet another key game in a string of plenty of them for the surging Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The Cavaliers won Friday’s matchup by 21 points and scored 149 points.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Fans from Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, and Iowa flooded the area outside the United Center ahead of Friday night's Sweet 16 matchups.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
That would be those same 76ers, making the matchup between the two on Saturday night yet another key game in a string of plenty of them for the surging Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Matchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchup. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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