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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Joshua Houston and his teammates from the west side of Chicago aren’t ready to go home just yet.

Pierce Jones and Trey Hondras homered, and Houston hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning as Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West beat Cumberland, Rhode Island, 8-7 on Monday night in an elimination game at the Little League World Series.

“It means a lot because it’s been 31 years,” said Marquis Jackson, who had two hits and scored twice. “It shows anything is possible.”

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