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'The Boerne Dozen" -- Texas has team full of leaders; regionals showcased it

The 'Boerne Dozen' takes field Saturday with berth in LLWS Final on the line
'The Boerne Dozen" -- Texas has team full of leaders; regionals showcased it
Boerne’s Gage Steubing, 12, heads for home plate against Florida Wednesday. Steubing scored the team’s game-winning run in the third inning, as Boerne (Southwest) went on to defeat Florida (Southeast) 5-2 and move to Saturday’s U.S. Championship game. Photo courtesy of Little League World Series

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Boerne, Texas bulldozed through its first 13 all-star games this summer, mercy-ruling 10 Texas opponents and never letting an opponent score more than two runs. 

But 3 1/3 innings into the Southwest Regional championship, Boerne found itself trailing 3-0 against Louisiana. Suddenly, a team which looked so dominant was pushed against the wall and was nine outs from elimination. 

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