The Little League World Series continued on Sunday, with eight teams looking to keep their dreams alive in Williamsport on the bottom half of the bracket.
Below, we'll break down the day's scores and top highlights as the road to the championship game on Aug. 27 continues.
Schedule and Scores
Panama (Santiago de Veraguas) def. Cuba (Bayamo), 3-2
Metro (Smithfield, RI) def. Mid-Atlantic (Media, PA), 7-2
Mexico (Tijuana) def. Canada (Regina, Saskatchewan), 10-1
Mountain (Henderson, NV) def. Midwest (Fargo, ND), 7-1
Panama def. Cuba, 3-2
Cuba's first trip to the Little League World Series is over.
The team from Bayamo lost its second game in Williamsport, a 3-2 battle with Panama, and now will be heading home.
Little League @LittleLeagueEl Tractorsito 🚜 <br><br>Panama puts one on the board early <a href="">#LLWS</a> <a href="">
The game wasn't without its drama, as Cuba trailed 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth before this bomb from Luis Aparicio:
Little League @LittleLeagueBye ball 👋<br><br>Luis Aparicio goes deep to left <a href="">#LLWS</a> <a href="">
But Cuba couldn't find one more run, and that will end an eventful run at the LLWS that included being no-hit by Japan and knocking Australia out of the tournament.
Panama now faces the loser of Japan vs. Chinese Taipei. That game will be held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN).
Rhode Island def. Pennsylvania, 7-2
Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies were in Willamsport to cheer on Media and play a Sunday night game against the Washington Nationals, but the team from PA couldn't take home the win against Rhode Island.
Little League @LittleLeagueBig League support <a href="">#LittleLeagueClassic</a> <a href="">
Little League @LittleLeagueWe've got action! <br><br>Brayden Castellone knocks in a run <a href="">#LLWS</a> <a href="">
Rhode Island hasn't minded being in the bottom half of the bracket one bit. They seem to thrive on the pressure:
Nick Coit @NCoitABC6After Sunday's win & starting with Districts, <a href="">@SmithfieldLL</a> is now 10-0 this summer in elimination games.<br><br>What is it about those pressure situations that helps Smithfield thrive? Royce Agilone explains. <a href="">@ABC6</a> <a href="">#LLWS</a> <a href="">@SportsSentinels</a> <br><br>📹: <a href="">@IanSteeleABC6</a> <a href="">
They'll continue to have that pressure, with another elimination game on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) against the loser of Texas vs. California.
Mexico def. Canada, 10-1
The kids from Tijuana aren't going home just yet.
Mexico staved off elimination against Canada on Saturday, bashing their way to a 10-1 win.
Canada got on the board first in the first inning, but it was all Mexico from there, highlighted by an eight-run outburst in the fourth and Jorge Lizarraga's 10 strikeouts:
Little League @LittleLeagueJorge Lizarraga punches out 10 👊 <a href="">#LLWS</a> <a href="">
It was the end of the road for Canada, though the Regina team's win over Czech Republic was the first win by a Saskatchewan team in LLWS history.
As for Mexico, the loser of Curaçao vs. Venezuela is up next on Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN).
Nevada def. North Dakota, 7-1
Nolan Gifford is raking.
The Nevada slugger hit his second homer in as many days, helping lead his team to a 7-1 win over North Dakota on Sunday afternoon:
Little League @LittleLeagueTrust us, this isn't a repost of last night's homer...<br><br>Nolan Gifford is in a zone 🚧 <a href="">#LLWS</a> <a href="">
Since losing to Rhode Island to start the LLWS, Nevada now has 20 runs in two games. The kids from Henderson will be in action again on Tuesday (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) against the loser of Washington vs. Tennessee.
North Dakota's tournament is over.
