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Jacob Bibeau of Lake Mary, Fla., dives but fails to catch a fly ball by Doc Mogford of Vaughan, Texas, during the third inning of the United States championship baseball game of the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. The hit scored two runs. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Florida defeated Texas, 10-7, on Saturday in the U.S. final of the Little League World Series.
The Lake Mary, Florida, team will face international champion Taoyuan City, Taiwan in the LLWS finals on Sunday.
Representing the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan finished third in last season's tournament and will be looking to win the LLWS for the first time since 1996 after three decades of dominance.
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Avery Hill is a student at Penn State's John Curley Sports Journalism Center.
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