MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts - The winning streak may have come to an end, but the Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball 9-and-under All Stars are still alive in the New England Regional Tournament in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts â The winning streak may have come to an end, but the Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball 9-and-under All Stars are still alive in the New England Regional Tournament in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
The locals opened the tournament on Saturday, August 2, with an 11-2 win over Pembroke, Massachusetts to extend their amazing winning streak to 16 games. But the following day, Newtown suffered an 8-6 loss to host Marlborough.
And so with all four teams in the American Division tied at 1-1, the locals needed a win over state rival Danbury in order to advance to the semi-finals.
Which they got.
But it wasnât easy.
No â Newtown had to tough out a 9-6 win over Danbury on Tuesday afternoon to advance to a Thursday semi-final game against either Cranston (Rhode Island), Keene (New Hampshire) or Hudson (Massachusetts) depending on how the Cranston/Hudson game turned out on Wednesday night.
The New England Regional championship game is slated for Friday at 6 pm.