Southeast Texas' Little Leaguers will need to plate more runs Friday night after posting just two in their opening win. They face a first-time World Series team, Fargo.
The Needville Little League is set to compete in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as the Southwest Region team in the World Series Wednesday night.DJ Jablonski allowed just three hits and one run to shut down Media, Pennsylvania, as his Needville Little League team escaped with a win in hostile territory.
But the Texas boys may need to plate more than two runs - the total they scored on Wednesday - to secure victory in their next game at the Little League World Series.Needville takes on a first-time World Series entrant, Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday evening in Williamsport. North Dakota, which earned its bid into the double-elimination tournament through the Midwest Regional championship, went 4-1 in its regional tournament, where the team scored an average of 11 runs a game, including a 15-1 rout against Kansas.
Despite the high-scoring output, Friday marks North Dakota's first game since Aug. 11, just one week prior.The winner of this matchup advances to face El Segundo, California, on Monday night. The team on the other end moves over to the elimination bracket for a game that will air on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ABC13.Needville, Texas' DJ Jablonski delivers during the first inning of the team's baseball game against Media, Pa. at the Little League World Series on Aug. 16, 2023.
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