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In today's newsletter:

  • How Groves snapped Royal Oak's five-game soccer win streak Tuesday night

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Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Groves halts Royal Oak's five-game win streak, beats Ravens 3-1 (theoaklandpress.com) — Royal Oak High's boys soccer team saw its five-game win streak snapped at home Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to Birmingham Groves, despite taking an early 1-0 lead. The Ravens, now 5-2, still sit well in OAA White play and will visit Utica on Saturday before hosting Stoney Creek in another key league matchup on Sept. 22.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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