Lamar Little Leaguers fall to Louisiana

WACO – It was a tough loss for the Richmond-based Lamar Little League team in Waco Monday.

They faced Louisiana’s Greater New Orleans Little League team in the Southwest Region Tournament.

The winner would have been one step closer to the Little League World Series, and it was Lamar’s first trip to the regional round since 2008.

Louisiana got an early lead, but Lamar made a valiant comeback effort, and even cut a five-run deficit to one over the final two innings. But Louisiana ended up on top in a 6-5 victory.

There’s still hope for a Texas team in the big show! The Texas West champions out of Boerne will face Louisiana in the Southwest Region championship game Tuesday. The winner of the game will advance to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Boerne could become the third consecutive Texas team to advance to the LLWS out of the Southwest Region. Needville’s Little Leaguers made it all the way to the U.S. championship game last year, and Pearland represented Texas at the Little League World Series in 2022.

Let’s go Boerne!

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