UPDATE The Westport 12-year-old Little League All Stars today extended their win streak in the New England Regionals at Bristol to four, defeating Newton South East, Mass., 10-4.
Westport, the No. 1 seed, will play Saco, Maine, the No. 4 seed in the semifinals at 1 p.m. on Thursday. The other semifinal game is at 10 a.m. Thursday with No. 2 seed Vermont meeting No. 3 seed Rhode Island.
The championship game will be Saturday at 7 p.m. with the winner moving into the Little League World Series Aug. 15 in Williamsport, Pa. against the Southeast Regionals winner.
Massachusetts jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but Westport answered back with two runs in the bottom of the first.
Massachusetts added a run in the third but Westport came back with eight runs in the bottom of the third. Massachusetts scored one more run in the top of the sixth but could not make up the deficit.
Rumor has it that today’s game will be televised on ESPN2 or NESN. Go Team!
NESN. Not on cablevision here. : (