The Loudoun South Little League team fell to the team from Wailuku, Hawaii, 12-9, Wednesday at the Little League World Series, suffering their first loss of the tournament.
The team from South Riding, Virginia fell behind 5-0 in the top of the first and was down 8-2 entering the bottom of the third inning before rallying back to tie the game at eight. However, they were unable to capitalize in the game's final three innings.
Hawaii advances to the #LLWS United States Championship! pic.twitter.com/A7nI3Ta2RR
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August 22, 2019 The Loudoun pitchers, who had been the backbone of the team early on in the tournament, combined to strike out six, but the quartet of Liam Thyen, Chase Obstgarten, Brady Yates, and Kian Henson allowed 13 hits and five walks.
But, their LLWS isn't over as they will face the team out of River Ridge, Louisiana Thursday night for another shot at Hawaii in the U.S. Championship game Saturday. The winner of the American title game will face the winner of the International title game in the LLWS Final Sunday in Williamsport.
Hawai'i will make its 6th U.S. title game appearance in the #LLWS!Teams from the state are 5-0 in previous trips. pic.twitter.com/zojo761Hib
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August 22, 2019 The West team has brought their Hawaiian spirit to the #LLWS sharing leis with their opponents before every game. pic.twitter.com/6yqIunRNos
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