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Marple Falls Short Against Aston-Middletown in Little League Championship
Check out a photo gallery of the 11- and 12-year-olds' District 19 championship game between Aston-Middletown Little League (AMLL) and Marple Township Little League (MTLL).
MIDDLETOWN–The Aston-Middletown Little League team survived the late-inning rally of the , beating Marple 7-4 and forcing one more game in the double-elimination Pennsylvania District 19 tournament final on Monday, July 9.
AMLL went into the fifth inning with a 6-0 lead and all the momentum in the world, but solid hitting and base-runing by MTLL gave them a chance with four runs in the last two innings.
In the end, the powerful batting of Aston-Middletown and the great arm of Mason Miller proved too large an obstacle to overcome.
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Marple went into the double-elimination tournament championship with no losses; therefore, Aston-Middletown must beat them again to capture the district championship.
The final game will take place at the Aston-Middletown Little League field on Tuesday, July 10, at 6 p.m.
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