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Epic and courage was what he threw Tijuana Municipal League coming from behind and overturning an adverse marker over his similar Venezuelawhom he defeated 3-1 in the Little League World Series. A victory that is worth a classification and puts Mexico in the next round of LLWS waiting for opponent.
Although the Aztecs started on the wrong foot before Japanredeemed themselves with a beating against Canada. However, this Tuesday the outlook did not start out very encouraging, but the seasoned leaders led by the resilient Francisco Fimbres overcame the adversity imposed by the natives of maracaibo when at the bottom of the third episode louis vargas produced the only score for the Venezuelans thanks to an error at third base.
The setting was perfect for the fourth inning, as those of Tijuana they had all the pads full, but incredibly they forgave and went to zero. One inning later, in the fifth, the Mexican fury awoke thanks to the hits of Santiago Hernández, Jonathan Juárez and Gabriel Leyva, who caused the three stripes of victory.
gael leyva He launched the entire match for the Mexican eleventh. His work closed in six innings, five strikeouts, two hits and only one run. The young pitcher took an important victory in the aspirations of the Aztecs, who advance to the round in the LLWS and now they expect a rival. Japan or Panama will be the next obstacle to overcome.
Tijuana Municipal League will play this Wednesday afternoon with the aim of keeping the dream alive in williamsport. In the event that the Asians advance against the Central Americans, it will be the second duel in this edition. It should be remembered that Japan embittered the debut of the Mexicans with a tough 6-1 defeat.
For his part, Venezuela ends its path in LLWS 2023 with defeat in their last two games. After beating Panama 4-3they were defeated in the last innings against curacao 2-1 with a home run that sent them into the knockout bracket against Mexico.
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