The team from North Dakota is a perfect 3-0 in the tournament, having moved its way past Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota to move within a win of another LLBWS berth. Sioux Falls bounced back from their first semifinal loss to beat Nebraska on Thursday.

Ryan Delgado went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and struck out five in 3 2/3 innings and Jeremy Katz went 2-for-2 with two doubles, a walk and three RBIs to lead St. James/Smithtown to a 6-1 win over Fairfield National (Connecticut) in its second game of the Little League World Series Metro Region Tournament Monday afternoon at Breen Field.