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The Central Maui Little League All-Stars had a chance to clinch a spot in the semifinals of the Western Regionals.
But Loomis-Eureka of Northern California jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning and held on for a 5-3 win. The NorCal champions improved their tournament record to 4-0, outscoring its opponents by a 26-5 margin.
The loss came despite Noa Apolo's third homer of the tournament, and took Central Maui's destiny out of its hands and put the team on hold pending the result of a game of later game between Arizona and Nevada.
Central Maui needs Arizona to post a lopsided win over Nevada in order to advance in the six-team tournament.
The semifinals will be held on Friday. The championship game is set for Sunday, with the winner advancing to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn.
On the major-league front yesterday, Kurt Suzuki went 1-for-4 for Oakland in 3-2 loss to Baltimore, while Shane Victorino went 0-for-4 for Philadelphia in a 4-3, 12-inning victory over the Chicago Cubs.
On the soccer front, Hawaii's Brian Ching started for the US in its World Cup qualifying match at Mexico. The Americans jumped out to a 1-0 lead nine minutes in, but ended up sufferind yet another loss at Azteca Stadium. The US is now 0-23-1 in games played in the 7,200-foot altitude of Mexico City.
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