Gregory Eddie's team won the dodgeball league because the players

which best is parallel structure correctly
are quick to the ball
run quickly to the ball
run quickly to the ball
throw accurately
throw accurately
accurate with their throws
throw accurately
and agile /also agile when leaping out of the way.

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To ensure parallel structure in the list of actions related to Gregory Eddie's team winning the dodgeball league, you want all the phrases to have a similar grammatical form. Here’s one way to rewrite the list with parallel structure:

  • run quickly to the ball
  • throw accurately
  • leap agilely out of the way

So, the final sentence could be:

"Gregory Eddie's team won the dodgeball league because the players run quickly to the ball, throw accurately, and leap agilely out of the way."

This maintains a consistent verb structure throughout the list.