Chicago 365 Playoff Central: It's a wash(but they're still alive)

     Well, what do you know?  Here I thought I wouldn't be going back to Playoff Central this year(cause who else is gonna make the playoffs, one of our baseball teams?  ha!) but the Boys from the Heights proved me wrong.  So here's to Jackie Robinson West and their World Series success!

     After drubbing the team from Lynnwood, WA so badly in their opener that not only was the slaughter rule invoked, but the opposing pitcher actually started crying...

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     ...things turned out a bit differently for them against Las Vegas' Mountain Ridge this time around.  Like giving up 13 runs and having the slaughter rule invoked on them differently.  This just wasn't JRW's day from the start.  Mountain Ridge jumped to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning.  And though our side managed to put a run up there, the high rollers from Vegas just did not let up.  By the time that the game was called in the 4th inning, Mountain Ridge was up 13-2.  Regional Championship hero Cameron Bufford tried to help by adding another run, but Mountain Ridge simply ran away with the game.  Luckily, the Little League World Series is a double elimination tournament, so JRW could still take the crown, but if they lose again, they're finished.  Their road to the World Championship continues tomorrow night at 7 PM on ESPN 2