Williamsport, PA (KTRK) – There’s nothing quite like the healing power of hot pizza and cheese to take away the cold on the plate in the Little League World Series.
On Monday evening, the Pearland Little League players were the latest victims of a Honolulu, Hawaiian team that has managed to keep its three championship rivals so far in one combined round. Berland The second match of the tournament was dropped Against the Champions of the Western Region 6-0.
So, of course, the rebound is for the team that, before the Hawaii game, has been undefeated since playing the area. And it can only be fed with some pancakes.
Berland coach Rob Zurek said explaining how the teenage group handled a loss.
Berland player Jackson Wolff summed it up: “Pizza always helps.”
With Tuesday’s entry, it remains to be seen if Pepperonis equalizes the win, but Pearland now faces a challenge to fulfill her World Series dream: running the table for the rest of the tournament.
The Southwest District champions begin play on the Elimination Arch in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Tuesday night when they face Davenport, Iowa. The match will be broadcast on ABC13’s sister network ESPN at 6 p.m.
While this isn’t a team that makes excuses after tough games, Pearland’s coaches are aware that their team played only two games in the 11 days before the Honolulu game.
However, they believe this can be fixed.
“(We need) to get out of bed, get into the cages, and start swinging the bats again. That was the only thing we didn’t do enough last night, and he got hit, and we’re going to get him back this afternoon,” Zureik said. all summer long.”
Pearland’s key now to expanding its path is winning. Texans junior players will need to win three games in the next three days to reach the United States Championship game scheduled for Saturday. If Pearland gets this far and wins, she will play in the World Championship match scheduled for next Sunday.
SEE ALSO: Pearland Little League opened the World Championships with an 8-3 win over Penn State
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