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Little Leaguers Stay Focused on State Championship
Upper Moreland Little League's junior level team is still in the running for state championship despite a loss Thursday.
The game was close, the stakes were high, but the Upper Moreland Little League junior team still has a fighting chance to compete for the state championship.
The boys played a hard-fought game Friday against North Pocono, losing 6-5.
Coach Mike Searles said the second of three games leading to Sunday's state championship double-header amounted to a "very well-played game all around."
"We certainly weren’t upset with the boys," Searles said. "They played their hearts out today."
Upper Moreland had a 5-3 lead even into the last inning, Searles said."They got a few hits and they made it happen," Searles said of the opponent.
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The loss does not spell defeat, according to Searles, who is looking ahead to a 1 p.m. game against Pennridge on Saturday.
"If we win we make it through to the championship round," he said. "If we don’t, we’re done."
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Saturday's results will determine the final seeding for Sunday's games, he said.
"Our destiny’s in our hands," Searles said.
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