The Northgate and Spreckels Park 10-11-year-old all-stars followed up their lengthy sixth-inning slugfest from two days prior with a clean-and-tidy, one-hour, 20-minute pitcher’s duel on Friday.The rematch ended with Northgate celebrating a 4-2 win and the Little League District 67 Tournament championship at Brock Elliot School.In the thrilling winner’s-bracket semifinal Wednesday, the city rivals combined to score 14 runs in the sixth inning with Northgate prevailing in walk-off fashion, 19-18. The final-round matchup was all pitching and defense.Winning pitcher Tyler Looney went the distance and had three strikeouts in a five-hitter. He also drove in the game’s first run with a single in the third, and Ivan Vierra belted a two-RBI homer to left on the next pitch.
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Pitching, defense leads Northgate past SPLL in 10-11 all-star final