LLWS - River Ridge La 10 South Riding, Virginia 0 RUN RULED FINAL!!!!!

The winner of tonight's game will play Hawaii in the US championship game Saturday. The winner of Saturday's US championship game will play the international champion on Sunday. Hawaii has beaten both teams - River Ridge and Virginia by 3 runs in each win.





Southeast: Loudoun South LL
Location: South Riding, Virginia

Scouting report: Virginia is making its ninth LLWS appearance and its first since 1994. Only eight states had a longer gap between LLWS appearances. ... Loudoun South is making its first LLWS appearance. It went 4-0 in regionals. ... Loudoun South reached last year's regional final but lost to Peachtree City American Little League of Georgia. Teams from Virginia had lost their previous six regional title games. ... Loudoun South went 6-0 and outscored opponents 68-7 en route to winning the state tournament. The team posted a shutout in each of its first four games in the tournament. ... This is the first time a team from South Riding has reached the LLWS.

Fun fact: Washington Nationals players Matt Adams, Ryan Zimmerman and Howie Kendrick have all offered advice to the Loudoun team. South Riding is about 30 miles from Washington, D.C.


Record 2-1:
Beat Rhode Island 3-0
Beat Minnesota 11-0
Lost to Hawaii 12-9





Southwest: Eastbank Little League
Location: River Ridge, Louisiana

Scouting report: Louisiana is making its eighth LLWS appearance and its first since 2011, when Lafayette went 1-2. Eastbank Little League is making its first LLWS appearance. ... Eastbank is undefeated this summer. It went 4-0 in regionals, beating both Texas teams en route to winning the title. Louisiana beat Texas West in the regional final, snapping a streak of seven straight appearances for Texas in the LLWS. ... In districts and states combined, Eastbank outscored its opponents 79-0. ... Eastbank threw three shutouts in three state tournament games, outscoring its opponents 46-0. ... This is the first time a team from the city of River Ridge is appearing in the LLWS. It's the fourth city from Louisiana to produce a LLWS team, joining Alexandria, Lake Charles and Lafayette. ... River Ridge, a suburb of New Orleans, is located 11 miles west of the city.

Fun fact: Louisiana has a 9-14 record in the LLWS but has won at least one game in six of its seven previous appearances.


Record 3-1:
Lost to Hawaii 5-2
Beat Oregon 3-2
Beat Minnesota 10-0
Beat New Jersey 4-1



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