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Or, you could do like Coach Bennett has done in the past...

You say, "We'll come to your gym this year, and next year you come to ours." and then you tell another coach, "You come to our gym this year, and next year we'll go to yours." Two closed scrimmages each year. One road trip. One home scrimmage. And, there's no need for a neutral site. Go 'Hoos!!!

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Posted: 10/16/2021 at 10:15AM

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