It’s only by bad luck that Hudson Post 100 faced the last two national champions in its first two games this week at the American Legion World Series.
Matchups of regional champions long ago were set up for pool play, and the Northeast champ just happened to paired with the Southeast winner (Post 70 of Troy, Alabama) the first day and with the West champ (Post 55 4 of League City, Texas) the second.
Northeast champion Hudson hung in with League City, the defending Series champion which rode another stellar pitching performance from Tyler Ryden and scored its first three runs with two out in a 4-2 win at Keeter Stadium in Selby, North Carolina.