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Elida pulls away to extend streak to eight

Tigers beat Melrose 58-44, tie Kirtland Central for consecutive titles

ALBUQUERQUE — There they were, two local girls basketball rivals — second-seeded Melrose and top-seeded Elida — on the grand stage of Albuquerque's Dreamstyle Center in Friday's Class 1A state championship game. Could it get much better?

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