The pressure continued to mount on the fourth day of the Little League World Series with four elimination games.Eight teams that lost their opening games in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, were back in action Saturday in the consolation bracket, looking to keep their hopes of a championship alive. A second loss represents the end of the tournament
One day after the Massachusetts state champions eliminated Concord Little League with a decisive victory, Middleborough punched its ticket to the Little League World Series with a 10-1 victory over Bangor, Maine, in the New England Region Tournament.
Concord Little League avenged losses in the New Hampshire District 2 tournament and the state championship but finally ran into an opponent that was too strong to overcome.Middleborough, Mass., defeated Concord for the second time in the New England.
BRAINTREE, Mass. On Friday night, Ben Sykes started a sixth-inning rally that gave the Pittsfield Little League American Division All-Stars a win in their opener at the state.