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Newton Little Leaguers Take a Swing at the Sectional Title

The Newton South East all-stars play a do-or-die game Friday evening in the Little League Sectional tournament.

The team plays Medford National at 5:30 p.m. at Morrison Field in Westwood with a berth in the Section 3 final on the line. The winner of the final moves on to the State Finals.

The Newtonians defeated Walpole 4-3 in the first game of the sectionals on Wednesday, but Thursday they fell to East Boston 4-1.

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All four teams in the sectionals come into Friday’s games with a record of 1-1, so the winners of the games will advance to the section final, on Saturday, July 20.

Newton South East reached to the sectionals by winning the District 10 tournament, which also included Newton West and Newton Central. The team had to advance through the elimination bracket after losing the second game, and then beat Wellesley North twice to win the championship series.

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