Updated: Hopkinton Little League Begins Playoff Run Tonight

The Hopkinton Williamsport team has fought two hard games to get to where they are today.

Both the semi-final and finals games were come from behind victories for the team. 

It started on Thursday when the 12 and 13 year olds faced Westwood in a game that went in to extra innings.

"After giving up a grand slam in a game that was tied 2-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth, Hopkinton overcame the impossible.  With one out, they put up 4 runs in the top of the 6th and then one in the top of the 7th to win their Pool Championship," Mike Scire, President of Hopkinton Little League, said on the teams website.

Friday night they faced another tough opponent, Canton, as they tried to do what no other team from Hopkinton had done before, win the district championship.

"With Canton up 5-1 going into the top of the 6th with one out (sound familiar?), the odds were stacked against Hopkinton. The chances to come from behind being down by 4 with one out in the top of the 6th two nights in a row were next to impossible.  Vegas wouldn't touch those odds.  Slowly, Hopkinton chipped away.  5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 7-5, YES. They beat the odds and put up 6 runs in the top of the sixth. With one out in the bottom of the 6th, Canton smashed a long home run to deep right center bridging the gap to 1, but Hopkinton never let up. They played flawless defense the rest of the game to get two more outs and became for the first time ever 'MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT 11 CHAMPIONS." Scire said.

*All games were pushed back one day after the thurderstorm Wednesday night. The correct days for each of the first three games are listed below.*

The boys will play tonight (Thursday) in Newton where they will face Wellesley. The game starts at 5:30 at Lyons Field, Route 30.

Friday they play Medford at Gillis Park, 124 Fulton Street, Medford at 6 p.m.

Saturday they will be playing South Boston at 6 p.m. at Gillis Park.

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