By Kyle Howard

Junior Little League action took place Friday, June 8 at PacWest field in SeaTac. The winner between the Athletics and Angels would go on to play the Pirates for a chance to earn a trip to the upcoming District 7 Tournament of Champions. The game was slow going and lasted an unusually long three hours for only a seven inning game.

The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when Angel’s pitcher Nathan Gordon got a bases loaded infield single, scoring Xavier Cruz for a 1-0 lead.

The Athletics answered right back and tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the fifth. Kepel Allison walked and made his way to second on a passed ball. Allison was pinch ran for by Benji Box, who was able to score on a clutch hit by Christian Stacy.

The Angels regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double by Jacob Green that scored Marcus Villanueva. Green scored later on an error. The Athletics picked up one final run but fell short, 3-2. Angels starting pitcher Nathan Gordon racked up an impressive 11 strikeouts for the game.