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Bay Area Little League Team Down to Final Elimination

After losing Sunday, the Petaluma team must win every game to avoid being sent home from the double-elimination tournament.


The Petaluma National Little League team Sunday lost its second game in the quest for the Little League World Series title in South Williamsport, Pa.
  
The Petaluma team lost 9-6 to the Southeast Region champs from Goodlettsville, Tenn.
  
A crowd of baseball fans packed two theaters at the Boulevard Cinemas in downtown Petaluma, where the game was telecast live on 50-foot screens.
  
The audience cheered when the local team rallied from behind to tie the score 5-5 in the fifth inning, and then quieted down when Goodlettsville pulled ahead to win the game in the sixth and final inning.
  
The Petaluma team will play Monday at 1 p.m. Pacific time to stay alive in the double-elimination tournament. Their opponents will be Par Troy East from Parsippany, N.J.
  
Anthony Lackey, President of the Petaluma National Little League, watched the game at the theater and told the crowd afterward that he still likes the team's chances to battle back and stay in the competition.
  
"They've bounced back before," he said.
  
Eight U.S. teams and eight international teams are vying for the Little League World Series title, which will be decided in a final game on Aug. 26.

Follow complete coverage of the Petaluma team's quest for Little League glory on Petaluma Patch.

--Bay City News

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