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USA and Canada are both unbeaten after two games - USA beat Guatemala 23-0 on Tues and won a ninth inning squeaker against Mexico today 5-4. Canada threw a no hitter.
PHOENIX -- Many of the players on Team USA spent the better part of the last three days insisting that their game against Mexico would be no different than their contests against the other four teams in this week's CONCEBE Regional Olympic Qualifier.
Yet Wednesday afternoon's affair at Phoenix Municipal Stadium proved to be a tense, emotional contest that wasn't decided until the final pitch.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Team USA to a 5-4 victory over its neighbors to the south, providing a measure of vindication in the process. It was Team Mexico that defeated the United States in 2003, dashing the Americans' hopes of repeating as the Olympic gold medalists.
Now, Team USA, having defeated its nemesis, joins Canada as the only other unbeaten team left in the tournament. The Americans will face Nicaragua (1-1), which defeated Panama, on Thursday at Maryvale and are in good position to run the table before meeting Canada in a final-game showdown on Saturday.
PHOENIX -- Many of the players on Team USA spent the better part of the last three days insisting that their game against Mexico would be no different than their contests against the other four teams in this week's CONCEBE Regional Olympic Qualifier.
Yet Wednesday afternoon's affair at Phoenix Municipal Stadium proved to be a tense, emotional contest that wasn't decided until the final pitch.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Team USA to a 5-4 victory over its neighbors to the south, providing a measure of vindication in the process. It was Team Mexico that defeated the United States in 2003, dashing the Americans' hopes of repeating as the Olympic gold medalists.
Now, Team USA, having defeated its nemesis, joins Canada as the only other unbeaten team left in the tournament. The Americans will face Nicaragua (1-1), which defeated Panama, on Thursday at Maryvale and are in good position to run the table before meeting Canada in a final-game showdown on Saturday.
