Looking to complete a second season before shutting down for youth football, the Key West Men’s Softball League started back play just days after completing its previous season and the opening week of play was highlighted by a rematch of the championship, in which Rodriguez Cigars took some revenge on 5 Brothers at the Wickers Field Sports Complex.
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