Redemption will be the narrative surrounding Saturday's Little League World Series international championship.
Mexicali have already met Tokyo Kitasuna Little League in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The team faltered 3-1 early in the tournament. After Thursday's 11-0 victory over Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Mexicali will have one final opportunity to right a previous wrong.
The contest between the two can be live streamed here free.
Crazy Stat of Day: Mexico has played 16 LLWS games in last three years. All five losses have come against Japan. pic.twitter.com/LXq6J4XLUo
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 29, 2015
Preview
Game Time: 12:30 p.m. local time
Location: Howard J. Lamade Stadium
Weather: 82°F, Partly Cloudy
Radio: ESPN
Make no mistakes, Mexicali manager Jorge Joel Armenta is armed for today's game.
"Baseball gives you revenge," he said, per Fox Sports. "We want to play Japan."
Masumi Omae opted for a more spiritual approach. With another championship game on the horizon, the Tokyo Kitasuna manager took a spiritual journey in search of help.
"We have another national championship game coming up," he said, per NPR. "So I went along with parents' representatives to a shrine dedicated to the guardian god of our city to pray for victory."
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Will Mexico finally get over the hump and beat Japan. #LLWS
— Joe-Anthony Arce (@Joearce24) August 29, 2015
How They Got Here
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Tokyo Kitasuna, Japan |
Mexicali, Mexico |
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Japan 7-5 Chinese Taipei |
Mexico 1-0 Canada |
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Japan 3-1 Mexico |
Japan 3-1 Mexico |
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Japan 5-4 Venezuela |
Mexico 14-3 Australia |
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Mexico 11-1 Chinese Taipei |
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Mexico 11-0 Venezuela |
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