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After five years, New Jersey has punched its ticket to Williamsport for the Little League World Series.
The Bayonne team battled back from four-run deficits twice Thursday night against the team from Darien, Connecticut, in the Metro Regional Championship game in Connecticut.
Then came the breakthrough. Jett Bridges put Bayonne ahead 7-6, then they finished them off.
Bayonne becomes the first New Jersey team since 2021 to earn a spot in the Little League World Series.
Bayonne is the first Hudson County team to reach the Little League World Series in 60 years.
News 12's Tom Krosnowski was in Bayonne earlier on Friday for the pre-game celebration.
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